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24 alternatives to This American Life - How to Win Friends and Influence People

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. This American Life - How to Win Friends and Influence People launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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How to Win Friends and Influence People▲124
"it changed my life" Warren Buffet
2015 · its alternatives →
2
Serial Podcast▲177
From This American Life, follow 1 story over a whole season
2014 · its alternatives →
3
This American Life - That's One Way to Do It▲58
People who come up with innovative (& unusual) solutions
2016 · its alternatives →
4
This American Life - How I got into college▲85
One funny & one amazing story on college admissions
2015 · its alternatives →
5
Change Your Habits, Change Your Life▲64
Strategies that transformed average people into millionaires
2016 · its alternatives →
6
This American Life - My Damn Mind▲68
The brain can betray you or benefit you. Act I w/ the NYT
2016 · its alternatives →
7
This American Life - Something Only I Can See▲77
This week: people trying to show others what they see
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Failing My Way to Success▲71
Life lessons of an entrepreneur
2016 · its alternatives →
9
Level Up Your Life▲88
Live your life like a videogame
2016 · its alternatives →
10
Startup Communities▲241
How to build communities of entrepreneurs
2015 · its alternatives →
11
Entrepreneur Royale▲67
Everyday principles of today's most successful entrepreneurs
2016 · its alternatives →
12
This American Life - 562: The problem we all live with▲89
First of a two-part series rethinking and reinvent education
2015 · its alternatives →
13
Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter▲96
How today's smartest businesses grow themselves
2015 · its alternatives →
14
Getting There: A Book of Mentors▲92
Thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets
2015 · its alternatives →
15
The 20's Chronicles▲54
A guide on how to successfully navigate through life
2016 · its alternatives →
16
Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United▲77
Lessons in business and life to generate long-term success
2015 · its alternatives →
17
Tribes▲154
Build habits with friends
2016 · its alternatives →
18
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People▲102
Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
2015 · its alternatives →
19
The Last Key to Success▲72
Personal Stories & Advice from Forbes Under 30 Founders
2017 · its alternatives →
20
Inspiring Entrepreneurs From Start to Finish with Christina Faith ▲52
The Art of Social Media with Guy Kawasaki
2016 · its alternatives →
21
The Suitcase Entrepreneur▲63
Create freedom in business and adventure in life
2016 · its alternatives →
22
American Girls▲60
Social media and the secret lives of teenagers
2016 · its alternatives →
23
People Tactics▲66
Become the ultimate people person
2016 · its alternatives →
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Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship▲127
The startup journey is never smooth or easy
2015 · its alternatives →

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