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24 alternatives to Writing My Wrongs

Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Writing My Wrongs launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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2. 2
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   2015 · its alternatives →

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   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
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   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Grammar for Creators▲82

   A book for bloggers, writers, engineers, designers, & more

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
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    Classic on How to write Non-Friction

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲65

    The Lady Vanishes: The past deserves a second chance

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Glamour of Grammar▲67

    A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Narrative Skills for Videogames

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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    How effective altruism can help you make a difference

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
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    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Autobiography of a trial

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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