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24 alternatives to The Powerhouse

Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Powerhouse launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Powerhouse▲76

   Inside the invention of a battery to save the world

   2015 · qz.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Powering the Future▲88

   How we will fuel the civilization of tomorrow

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Inside Intel▲70

   Rise of the world's most powerful chip company

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Quest▲62

   Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sparks of Genius▲64

   Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Inventology▲72

   How we dream up things that change the world

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sources of Power▲66

   How people make decisions

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tesla: Inventor of the Electric Age▲123

   Inventor and "celebrity scientist" that gave us electricity

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Smarter Faster Better▲83

   The secrets of being productive in life and business

   2016 · hudsonbooksellers.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bold▲78

    How to go big, create wealth and impact the world

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Powerbooks▲104

    Bite-sized Knowledge for Entrepreneurs

    2014 · powerbooks.strikingly.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Idea Makers▲58

    Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Powered by Battery▲57

    ideas & insights for entrepreneurs (from Battery Ventures)

    2014 · battery.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Energy: A Beginner's Guide▲57

    Understand energy's place in both past & present society

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Inside Steve's Brain▲65

    Business lessons from Steve Jobs, the man who saved Apple

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Corner Office - Elon Musk: The future runs on batteries▲66

    Battery technology and the future of global transportation.

    2015 · marketplace.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Boost (Book)▲89

    Create good habits using Psychology and Technology

    2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Technotopia▲96

    A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

    2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →

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    How to Kill a Unicorn▲81

    How the world's hottest innovation factory builds bold ideas

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Bull's Eye▲61

    The power of focus

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Power of One▲62

    Outstanding story of survival and self-preservation

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Will to Power▲67

    Amazing book I cannot put it down

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Accidental Superpower▲67

    A contrarian assessment of American power

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Accelerating World: Speed vs. Control▲67

    Book on the hypergrowth of the past 5 decades

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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