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24 alternatives to The Shape of Time

Remarks on the history of things

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Shape of Time launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Light▲58

   A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Third Circle Theory▲62

   Purpose Through Observation

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Meaning of Things▲60

   Applying Philosophy to Life

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Time Travel: A History▲63

   A meditation on exploring time, travel, and technology

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Quantum Labyrinth▲67

   Life and work of two of our most eminent physicists

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood▲67

   Where the big ideas of the modern era came from

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Drawing On Our History▲60

   An anatomical view of the world I was born into.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Flight of the Silvers▲63

   A world of time travel and disruption.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Organized Mind▲65

    Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Maps of the Mind▲62

    Charts and concepts of the mind and its labyrinths

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Folded Clock▲70

    Diary of a modern writer

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Landmarks▲53

    On the importance of language and landscape

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    How We Learn▲64

    The surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Wait▲74

    The art and science of delay

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

    Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Time Travel: A History▲61

    A mind-bending exploration of time travel in fiction

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Distracted Mind▲72

    Ancient brains in a high-tech world

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wanderlust▲61

    A history of walking

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →