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24 alternatives to Wonderbook

The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

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

1. 1
   Thinkertoys▲76

   A handbook of creative thinking techniques

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The 46 Rules of Genius▲65

   An innovator's guide to creativity

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Prosper!▲55

   How to create a world worth inheriting

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Inventology▲72

   How we dream up things that change the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind ▲65

   A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World▲61

   How wonder drives tech innovation

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Envisioning Information▲87

   A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69

   How can design inspire us to think about our future?

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Inspired▲83

    How to create products customers love

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Story▲83

    The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Innovator's Solution▲69

    Creating and sustaining successful growth

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Art Before Breakfast ▲72

    A zillion ways to be more creative

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Idea Makers▲53

    Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Idea Makers▲58

    Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Lateral Thinking▲74

    Practical explanation of how creativity works

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

    A great source of design inspiration

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Make Space▲71

    A book on creating the space for collaboration

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

    Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design▲64

    A guide for drawing to creatively share ideas

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Lawyers, Liars, and the Art of Storytelling▲68

    Using stories to advocate, influence, and persuade

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Delivering Happiness▲92

    Seeking happiness and making people happy

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hustle▲71

    A new book about hustling

    2015 · 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 →