Books like How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler

How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler by Ryan North reads as humorous, informative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

What If?

Randall Munroe · 2014

Both explore science

49% genome match

The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry (Cartoon Guide To...)

Larry Gonick · 2005

Both explore science

64% genome match

The evolution of useful things

Henry Petroski · 1992

Both explore problem-solving

62% genome match

The Way Things Work

David Macaulay · 1988

Both explore invention

59% genome match

The Alchemy of Air

Thomas Hager · 2008

Both explore science

62% genome match

Blue Latitudes

Tony Horwitz · 2002

Both explore history

62% genome match

Stiff

Mary Roach · 2003

Both explore science

57% genome match

Eats, Shoots & Leaves

Lynne Truss · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson · 2003

Both explore science & history

58% genome match

Stuff Matters

Mark Miodownik · 2013

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

The Victorian Internet

Tom Standage · 1998

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

The map that changed the world

Simon Winchester · 2001

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match