Books like Ignition!

Ignition! by John D. Clark reads as enthusiastic, informative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Stuff Matters

Mark Miodownik · 2013

Both explore innovation & engineering

70% genome match

The Way Things Work

David Macaulay · 1988

Both explore engineering & innovation

60% genome match

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Jon Ronson · 2015

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

My inventions

Nikola Tesla · 1977

Both explore innovation & engineering

63% genome match

Parasite Rex

Carl Zimmer · 2000

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Beyond the Body Farm

William M. Bass · 2007

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

An introduction to quantum physics

A. P. French · 1978

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

The Disappearing Spoon

Sam Kean · 2010

Both explore chemistry

52% genome match

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

49% genome match

The Emperor of Scent

Chandler Burr · 2002

Both explore innovation

55% genome match

Breath

James Nestor · 2020

Same nonfiction feel

51% genome match

Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker · 2017

Same nonfiction feel

49% genome match