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24 alternatives to Welcome to Braggsville: A Novel

Berkeley students take on a Civil War re-enactment

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

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   City of Thieves▲66

   A novel about war, courage and survival

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Sympathizer: A Novel▲66

   One man's political beliefs and individual loyalties clash

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Youngblood▲71

   The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Great War and Modern Memory ▲77

   Profound study on how WW1 created our ironic, modern world

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914▲66

   Why a group of well-meaning leaders stumbled into war

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   We Need Diverse Books▲87

   Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

   2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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   Train Dreams▲55

   An American epic in miniature

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   City on Fire: A novel ▲79

   Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Californium▲70

    Explore shifting realities as a writer looking for the truth

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    Decoding AP Computer Science A▲60

    For high schoolers, by a high schooler

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Muqaddimah▲56

    An introduction to history

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Valley of the Gods▲65

    A Silicon Valley story

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War▲62

    Describes the western world that exploded into The Great War

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Playing The Enemy ▲60

    Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Throwback Special▲61

    A Novel

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Audiologs x Tibz - 028: Civil War Crepes▲52

    Busy Thursday, but very productive on all fronts!

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Homeland▲53

    The bigger and bolder follow up to Little Brother

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Battle Leadership▲56

    War is Human Life Amplified and Intensified

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York▲62

    Amazing detail on the level of impact one man had on NYC.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Fahrenheit 451 ▲21

    A Book About Books

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Hardcore History - Blueprint for Armageddon▲68

    First in an amazing series of podcasts about World War One.

    2015 · dancarlin.com · its alternatives →

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