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24 alternatives to Train Dreams

An American epic in miniature

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Train Dreams launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Minor King▲64

   American Fiction

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Walt Disney▲75

   The triumph of the American imagination

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wonderbook▲78

   The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   M Train ▲56

   Smith's journey on creative expression and obsessions

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Making Ideas Happen▲75

   Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Winning Isn't Normal▲53

   Meditations on the art of ass-kicking

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Inventology▲72

   How we dream up things that change the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Essentialism▲80

   The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   LoveSexTravelMusik▲55

   Stories for the EasyJet generation

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Road to Little Dribbling▲70

    Adventures of an American in Britain

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Essentialism▲70

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A Little Life▲71

    An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Book of Disquiet▲61

    A haunting mosaic of dreams

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    City on Fire: A novel ▲79

    Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Collecting Words▲60

    (Very) short (visual) stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Art of Learning▲91

    An inner journey to optimal performance

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Microadventures▲91

    Ideas for local adventures for busy folk. 5 to 9 Adventures.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

    Writing and art of the great master

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Into the Wild▲66

    How to go for your dreams and not look back

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Art of Seduction▲77

    Learn to mesmerize

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Imagineering Way▲53

    Learn from Disney Imagineers on how to be creative

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Folded Clock▲70

    Diary of a modern writer

    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 →