Books like Man against himself

Man against himself by Karl A. Menninger reads as analytical, somber. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

Erich Fromm · 1973

Both explore human nature & aggression

67% genome match

Unbehagen in der Kultur

Sigmund Freud · 1930

Both explore human nature & aggression

76% genome match

Critique of psychoanalysis

Carl Gustav Jung · 1956

Both explore psychoanalysis & human nature

66% genome match

Das verbannte Wissen

Alice Miller · 1990

Both explore psychoanalysis

67% genome match

The Human Mind

Karl A. Menninger · 1930

Both explore psychoanalysis

64% genome match

Neurosis and human growth

Karen Horney · 1950

Both explore psychoanalysis

64% genome match

Dream analysis

Ella Freeman Sharpe · 1937

Both explore psychoanalysis

67% genome match

The psychology of women

Helene Deutsch · 1944

Both explore psychoanalysis

63% genome match

Insight and responsibility

Erik H. Erikson · 1964

Both explore psychoanalysis

64% genome match

Essays in applied psycho-analysis

Ernest Jones · 1923

Both explore psychoanalysis

66% genome match

Theories of Personality

Jess Feist · 1994

Both explore mental health

60% genome match

Sex and repression in savage society

Bronisław Malinowski · 1927

Both explore psychoanalysis

61% genome match