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24 alternatives to The Throwback Special

A Novel

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

1. 1
   Cheap▲95

   The high cost of discount culture

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Knowledge▲62

   A too close to true novel

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4AR
   A RottenTomatoes for Books▲146

   2012 · idreambooks.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Story▲83

   The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Book In A Box▲210

   Book writing & publishing as a service

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Delivering Happiness▲92

   Seeking happiness and making people happy

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   How to Read a Book▲92

   The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Ljoy▲81

    📭

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Booklights▲169

    Make America Read Again 📖

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    We Need Diverse Books▲87

    Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Frugal Innovation (AMA Today at 3PM)▲147

    How to do more with less

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Checklist Manifesto▲108

    How to get things right

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Loner▲64

    Turns the traditional campus novel on its head

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Good Is the New Cool: Market Like You Give a Damn▲62

    Inspiration for a new way of marketing

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Lean Out▲101

    25 stories from the underrepresented in tech

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Readingstash▲148

    Tinder for books

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bookshare▲56

    I'm giving away my books

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Booktrack▲79

    Read with a soundtrack

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23EB
    E-Book Site for Classics▲94

    2017 · bookeyes.co · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ask Me Anything Book▲128

    A collection of the best reddit AMA's

    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 →