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24 alternatives to The Social Animal

The hidden sources of love, character, and achievement

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

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   Invisible Influence▲66

   The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Invisible Influence▲69

   The hidden forces that shape behavior

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human▲63

   A unified theory about why storytelling evolved

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Social Animal▲130

   Find influencers, get deep insights and content inspiration.

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists▲68

   The psychology knowledge for effective communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind▲58

   Social and Group Psychology

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing▲60

   Learn what separates the winners from the losers

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Genius of Instinct▲65

    How human beings are hard-wired for success

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Moral Tribes▲56

    Emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Blindspot▲86

    Hidden biases of good people

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Social Engineering▲62

    The Art of Human Hacking

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Design of Influence: How to Craft Products that Move People▲93

    Use social psychology to design engaging digital experiences

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Herd▲66

    How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    American Girls▲60

    Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Connected▲56

    The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Sh…

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    American Girls▲67

    Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Delivering Happiness▲92

    Seeking happiness and making people happy

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Influence▲90

    The psychology of persuasion, revised edition

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Road to Character▲73

    The deeper values that should inform our lives

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Exposed: Desire and Disobedience in the Digital Age▲62

    Digital Transparence and Expository Society

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Winning Isn't Normal▲53

    Meditations on the art of ass-kicking

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    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 →