Books like How Proust can change your life

How Proust can change your life by Alain De Botton reads as witty, insightful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Wittgenstein's Poker

David Edmonds · 2001

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

At the Existentialist Café

Sarah Bakewell · 2012

Both explore philosophy

54% genome match

Status anxiety

Alain De Botton · 2004

Both explore happiness

70% genome match

How to Be Idle

Tom Hodgkinson · 2005

Same nonfiction feel

69% genome match

Who Will Cry When You Die?

Robin S. Sharma · 1999

Both explore self-improvement & life lessons

64% genome match

Everything is F*cked

Mark Manson · 2019

Both explore self-improvement

63% genome match

The Game

Neil Strauss · 2005

Both explore self-improvement

62% genome match

Algorithms to Live By

Brian Christian · 2016

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

Alchemy

Rory Sutherland · 2019

Same self-help feel

65% genome match

From Strength to Strength

Brooks, Arthur C. · 2022

Both explore happiness

66% genome match

The Road to Character

David Brooks · 2015

Both explore self-improvement

63% genome match

How to read literature like a professor

Thomas C. Foster · 2002

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match