Books like Behave

Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky reads as analytical, accessible. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Determined

Robert M. Sapolsky · 2023

Both explore neuroscience & behavior

81% genome match

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins · 1976

Both explore biology & behavior

83% genome match

A woman looking at men looking at women

Siri Hustvedt · 2013

Both explore neuroscience

65% genome match

The doctrine of DNA

Richard C. Lewontin · 1991

Both explore biology

65% genome match

Memory for odors

Robert G. Crowder · 1995

Both explore neuroscience

68% genome match

The Emperor of All Maladies

Siddhartha Mukherjee · 2010

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

The human brain

John Nolte · 1981

Both explore neuroscience

62% genome match

Innate

Kevin J. Mitchell · 2018

Both explore neuroscience

65% genome match

Brain, mind, and behavior

Floyd E. Bloom · 1984

Both explore neuroscience & behavior

61% genome match

The invention of memory

Israel Rosenfield · 1988

Both explore neuroscience

64% genome match

Social Foundations of Thought and Action

Albert Bandura · 1985

Both explore behavior

72% genome match

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