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24 alternatives to The Sovereign Individual

Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

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

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   The Master Switch▲71

   : The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Age of Optimists▲60

   Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame

   2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Organized Mind▲70

   Thinking straight in the age of information overload

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Age Of Context▲57

   The increasing importance of context in tech and our lives

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Understanding Media▲70

   The Extensions of Man

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Organized Mind▲65

   Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

   2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Second Machine Age▲66

   Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Essentialism▲80

   The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Technopoly▲61

    The surrender of culture to technology

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy ▲63

    Core read on the nature of information goods

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Essentialism▲70

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Big Disconnect▲62

    Protecting Childhood and Relationships in the Digital Age

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Public Parts▲83

    How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work

    2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Who Owns the Future?▲66

    The concentration of money and power in our digital networks

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Soft Control: Leaks from an Information Broker▲61

    A new book on surviving the knowledge economy

    2016 · softcontrol.us · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Reinventing Organizations▲77

    A new kind of organization

    2015 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Alone Together▲71

    Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Competing for the Future▲54

    The art of planning for the future

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Digital Diplomacy▲78

    Conversations on Innovation in Foreign Policy

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Managing Oneself▲56

    We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The User Experience Team of One▲64

    A Research and Design Survival Guide

    2015 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Innovator's Solution▲69

    Creating and sustaining successful growth

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Disrupt Yourself▲64

    Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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