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24 alternatives to Walt Disney

The triumph of the American imagination

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

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   The Imagineering Way▲53

   Learn from Disney Imagineers on how to be creative

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Train Dreams▲55

   An American epic in miniature

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Inside the Disney Marketing Machine▲61

   An amazing look into the turnaround of Disney with Eisner

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Creativity, Inc.▲155

   Remarkable Insights by the President of Disney & Pixar

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Inventology▲72

   How we dream up things that change the world

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Road to Little Dribbling▲70

   Adventures of an American in Britain

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Wonderbook▲78

   The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World▲61

   How wonder drives tech innovation

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Winning Isn't Normal▲53

    Meditations on the art of ass-kicking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    DisneyWar▲67

    The untold story of the inner workings & evolution of Disney

    2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Nine Old Men▲68

    Lessons and Inspiration from Disney's Great Animators

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    To Kill A Mockingbird▲71

    Pulitzer Prize winner, an American classic

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The President and the Big Boy Truck Book▲122

    A fun day in the life of our President (Children's book)

    2017 · buzzfeed.com · its alternatives →

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    Place Magic▲61

    How great design sells experience

    2015 · katie.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing▲60

    Learn what separates the winners from the losers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Creativity, Inc.▲21

    Overcoming the unseen forces at Pixar

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Gift▲18

    Defense of the value of creativity

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Back to the Future▲77

    Novelization of the Back to the Future film

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Magic Words▲58

    The science and secrets behind seven words

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Sparks of Genius▲64

    Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Creative Confidence▲82

    Unleashing the creative potential within us all

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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