Books like 1177 B.C.

1177 B.C. by Eric H. Cline reads as analytical, informative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A history of the world in 100 objects

Neil MacGregor · 2010

Both explore interconnectedness

65% genome match

Collapse

Jared Diamond · 2005

Same nonfiction feel

83% genome match

The World Without Us

Alan Weisman · 2007

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

How the World Really Works

Vaclav Smil · 2022

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Catastrophe

David Keys · 1999

Both explore climate change & archaeology

63% genome match

Environmental science

Bernard J. Nebel · 1987

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Civilizations

Jane McIntosh · 2001

Both explore archaeology

63% genome match

Tamed

Alice M. Roberts · 2017

Both explore archaeology

63% genome match

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari · 2011

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

Sugar changed the world

Marc Aronson · 2010

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

The human animal

Desmond Morris · 1994

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

The Invention of Nature

Andrea Wulf · 2015

Both explore interconnectedness

57% genome match