Books like Man's search for himself

Man's search for himself by Rollo May reads as philosophical, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Love's Executioner

Irvin D. Yalom · 1991

Both explore existentialism

67% genome match

The capacity for self direction

Sara K. Winter · 1967

Both explore existentialism

71% genome match

The Art of Loving

Erich Fromm · 1956

Both explore existentialism

63% genome match

Psychology and the human dilemma

Rollo May · 1967

Both explore existentialism & anxiety

66% genome match

The Road to Character

David Brooks · 2015

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

How to live 365 days a year

John A. Schindler · 1954

Both explore anxiety

59% genome match

Fear no evil

Anatoly Shcharansky · 1988

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Finding meaning in the second half of life

James Hollis · 2005

Both explore existentialism & self-discovery

59% genome match

Superiority and social interest

Alfred Adler · 1964

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Essays in self-destruction

Edwin S. Shneidman · 1967

Both explore existentialism

63% genome match

The farther reaches of human nature

Abraham H. Maslow · 1971

Both explore existentialism

57% genome match

From Strength to Strength

Brooks, Arthur C. · 2022

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match