Books like Alchemy

Alchemy by Rory Sutherland reads as witty, insightful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell · 2008

Both explore psychology

58% genome match

Spent

Geoffrey Miller · 2009

Both explore human behavior & marketing

69% genome match

Messy

Tim Harford · 2016

Both explore innovation & human behavior

68% genome match

Brain Rules

John Medina · 2008

Both explore human behavior

64% genome match

Influence

Robert Cialdini · 1984

Both explore psychology & marketing

61% genome match

The art of thinking clearly

Rolf Dobelli · 2013

Both explore psychology

60% genome match

The Definitive Book of Body Language

Allan Pease · 2004

Both explore human behavior & psychology

61% genome match

Decisive

Chip Heath · 2013

Both explore psychology

63% genome match

Everybody lies

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · 2017

Both explore human behavior & psychology

64% genome match

The Winner Effect

Ian H. Robertson · 2012

Both explore human behavior

60% genome match

Forty studies that changed psychology

Roger R. Hock · 1992

Both explore psychology & human behavior

61% genome match

Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman · 1995

Both explore psychology

56% genome match