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24 alternatives to Wheels Stop

The tragedies and triumphs of the space shuttle program

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

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   What's It Like in Space?▲67

   Real stories from the men and women who have been to space

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Wait▲74

   The art and science of delay

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rocket Reads▲147

   A simpler alternative to Goodreads

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   The Rocketship Book▲178

   The best startup insights of 2014 from 100+ entrepreneurs

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   America's Forgotten Mars Mission▲91

   A visual essay, from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth▲91

   About ingenuity, determination & being prepared for anything

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The End of Jobs▲98

   Money, meaning and freedom without the 9-to-5

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Deep▲64

   Freediving, renegade science, + the secrets of the ocean

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    What "Disruption" Really Means▲152

    An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Streetfight▲63

    Handbook for an urban revolution

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Martian▲200

    An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Technopoly▲61

    The surrender of culture to technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Technotopia▲96

    A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Flight of the Silvers▲63

    A world of time travel and disruption.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    We Need Diverse Books▲87

    Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home▲95

    An incredible journey from outer space… back home.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Undoing Project▲72

    A friendship that changed our minds

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    What's It Like in Space?▲4

    Stories from astronauts who have been there

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Programmer’s Odyssey▲64

    A riveting history of programming

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    How to Make a Spaceship▲11

    The race that reawakened the promise of manned spaceflight

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Everything Store▲81

    Jeff Bezos and the age of Amazon

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Life You Can Save▲60

    Ending world poverty is within our reach

    2016 · its alternatives →

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