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24 alternatives to The Violinist's Thumb
Unraveling the double helix
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Violinist's Thumb launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A collection of David Foster Wallace’s best essays on tennis
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Life and work of two of our most eminent physicists
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Iconoclast▲60A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Extraordinary journeys into the human brain
2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
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The world's first 'fully' open source book
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Practical explanation of how creativity works
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The history and future of mind-expanding technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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An anatomical view of the world I was born into.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Little Bets▲89How breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Marrying Chinese alternative medicine with western science
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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