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24 alternatives to The Red Queen

Sex and the evolution of human nature

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

1. 1
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spent▲62

   Sex, evolution, and consumer behavior

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   What Women Want▲67

   The science of female shopping

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Designer Relationships▲64

   A Guide to Monogamy, Polyamory, and Open Relationships

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Origin of Species▲81

   Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

   A magnificent history of the gene

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mating▲62

   A utopian society in the Kalahari with only one man

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Make Love Not Porn▲136

   Porn-influenced views on sex & intimacy

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Herd▲66

    How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Girls & Sex▲69

    Navigating the complicated new landscape

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Means of Reproduction▲5

    Sex, Power, and the Future of the World

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Selfish Gene▲96

    Human behavior driven by biological Darwinism

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Darwin’s On the Origin of Species▲61

    A Picture Book Adaptation

    2016 · sabinaradeva.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    She Comes First▲73

    The thinking man's guide to pleasuring a woman

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Life 3.0▲92

    Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle ▲61

    How new traits originate

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Singularity Is Near▲77

    When humans transcend biology

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Diamond Age▲81

    Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and nano-technology

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind▲38

    A look into the 3 revolutions that shaped our species

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Social Animal▲69

    The hidden sources of love, character, and achievement

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Moral Landscape▲64

    How science can determine human values.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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