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24 alternatives to Thoreau: A Sublime Life

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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. Thoreau: A Sublime Life launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Walden▲62

   Walden and Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The New Walden▲60

   Beautiful, modern adaptation of Thoreau's masterpiece.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   How to Live▲63

   A life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Understanding Comics▲79

   The invisible art of comic books

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Striking Thoughts▲89

   Bruce Lee's wisdom for daily living

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Light▲58

   A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Don Quixote▲62

   A Masterpiece of European Literature

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Essentialism▲80

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Letters from a Stoic▲85

    Seneca's thoughts on the human condition

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    BUSH▲63

    America’s greatest living biographer takes on W

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bird by Bird▲82

    Some instructions on writing and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Universe of Us▲61

    Planets, stars, constellations, and mesmerizing poetry.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tao Te Ching▲90

    Wisdom in action

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Bowie: The Biography▲90

    Discover the man behind the myth

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Idea Makers▲53

    Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Feynman Genius▲62

    The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Feynman▲63

    A Graphic Novel Biography of Richard Feynman

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stiff▲62

    The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Meaning of Things▲60

    Applying Philosophy to Life

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Last Love Song▲117

    A biography of Joan Didion

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

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