Books like Algorithms to Live By

Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian reads as witty, lucid. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

I'm Just Here for the Food

Alton Brown · 2002

Same nonfiction feel

67% genome match

Bad Science

Ben Goldacre · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

65% genome match

The Psychology of Everyday Things

Donald A. Norman · 1988

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Code

Charles Petzold · 1999

Both explore computer science

62% genome match

The Code Book

Simon Singh · 1999

Same tech feel

83% genome match

Dopamine Nation

Anna Lembke · 2021

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Alex Through the Looking-glass

Alex Bellos · 2014

Same nonfiction feel

65% genome match

How Proust can change your life

Alain De Botton · 1997

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Jon Ronson · 2015

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Alchemy

Rory Sutherland · 2019

Same self-help feel

62% genome match

Ultralearning

Scott Young · 2019

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Brain Rules

John Medina · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match