Books like In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté reads as empathetic, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Dopamine Nation

Anna Lembke · 2021

Both explore addiction & neuroscience

73% genome match

Unbroken brain

Maia Szalavitz · 2016

Both explore addiction & neuroscience

73% genome match

When the Body Says No

Gabor Maté · 2003

Both explore trauma

68% genome match

Waking the tiger

Peter A. Levine · 1997

Both explore trauma

64% genome match

The battered child

Ray E. Helfer · 1968

Both explore public health

70% genome match

Illicit drugs

Adrian Barton · 2003

Both explore addiction & public health

68% genome match

What My Bones Know

Stephanie Foo · 2022

Both explore trauma

63% genome match

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk · 2014

Both explore trauma

83% genome match

Ghosts from the nursery

Robin Karr-Morse · 1997

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match

When rabbit howls

Truddi Chase · 1987

Both explore trauma

59% genome match

It didn't start with you

Mark Wolynn · 2016

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Drugs and crime

Philip Bean · 2002

Both explore addiction & public health

66% genome match