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24 alternatives to The Wright Brothers

Biography about the brothers who taught the world how to fly

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

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   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

   A magnificent history of the gene

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Bird by Bird▲82

   Some instructions on writing and life

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Greatest▲92

   My Own Story (Muhammad Ali Autobiography)

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Idea Makers▲53

   Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Meaningful▲69

   The story of ideas that fly

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World▲61

   The empire that built the Hoover Dam, Chunnel & Big Dig

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   We the People▲63

   The second generation of Founding Fathers

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    How to Win Friends and Influence People▲124

    "it changed my life" Warren Buffet

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Talk Like TED▲92

    The 9 public-speaking secrets of the world's top minds

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Prosper!▲55

    How to create a world worth inheriting

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    To Engineer is Human▲86

    Stories behind great engineering successes

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Getting There: A Book of Mentors▲92

    Thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Brick by Brick▲65

    How LEGO rewrote the rules of innovation

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness▲72

    Dashing yet reclusive, dig in to find the "real" Howard

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Boys Among Men▲67

    How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Thoreau: A Sublime Life▲66

    Comic biography

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Alchemist ▲90

    Life changing read about finding your own personal legend

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Feynman▲63

    A Graphic Novel Biography of Richard Feynman

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    How Humans Learned to Cross the Ocean▲115

    A new story from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Art of Learning▲91

    An inner journey to optimal performance

    2015 · its alternatives →

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