Books like Hackers

Hackers by Steven Levy reads as immersive, accessible. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Innovators

Walter Isaacson · 2014

Shares the history thread

87% genome match

The Soul of a New Machine

Tracy Kidder · 1981

Both explore computing

83% genome match

The Dream Machine

M. Mitchell Waldrop · 2001

Both explore computing & innovation

75% genome match

The Idea Factory

Jon Gernter · 2012

Both explore innovation

69% genome match

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari · 2011

Shares the history thread

69% genome match

Cod

Mark Kurlansky · 1997

Shares the history thread

69% genome match

Truman

David McCullough

Shares the history thread

69% genome match

Fire in the valley

Paul Freiberger · 1984

Both explore innovation

69% genome match

No Ordinary Time

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Shares the history thread

69% genome match

How computers work

Ron White · 1993

Same nonfiction feel

65% genome match

Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell

Shares the history thread

69% genome match

A Russian Journal

John Steinbeck · 1999

Shares the history thread

69% genome match