Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to What the Dormouse Said

How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer

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

1. 1
   The Second Machine Age▲66

   Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hackers▲75

   Heroes of the computer revolution

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Technopoly▲61

   The surrender of culture to technology

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Alone Together▲71

   Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Sovereign Individual▲77

   Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Soul of A New Machine▲62

   Inside look at the computer industry transition

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Dark Net▲62

   A revelatory examination of the internet

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fearless Genius ▲80

   The digital revolution in Silicon Valley 1985 - 2000

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age ▲79

    Essays by Paul Graham

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Exposed: Desire and Disobedience in the Digital Age▲62

    Digital Transparence and Expository Society

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Public Parts▲83

    How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work

    2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Rise of the Machines▲61

    A Cybernetic History 1st Edition

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Age of Optimists▲60

    Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Real World of Technology ▲62

    The complex relationship between technology and society

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Diamond Age▲81

    Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and nano-technology

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Typewriter Revolution▲65

    A typist's companion for the 21st century

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Age Of Context▲57

    The increasing importance of context in tech and our lives

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations▲63

    Critical thoughts on the internet and its effects on society

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hackers and Painters▲15

    The computer world and motivations of those who occupy it

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Librify▲76

    Reading with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Code▲76

    The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Design Noir: The Secret Life of Electronic Objects▲60

    Conceptual products & alternate narratives of gadget culture

    2015 · amazon.com · 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 →