Books like Moneyball

Moneyball by Michael Lewis reads as witty, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Big Short

Michael Lewis · 2010

Same nonfiction feel

83% genome match

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt · 2005

Both explore data

61% genome match

Alchemy

Rory Sutherland · 2019

Both explore contrarian thinking

64% genome match

Stumbling on Happiness

Daniel Gilbert · 2006

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Predictably Irrational

Dan Ariely · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

83% genome match

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

52% genome match

Unleashing the Ideavirus

Seth Godin · 2000

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Deep Work

Cal Newport · 2016

Same business feel

48% genome match

Drive

Daniel H. Pink · 2009

Same business feel

48% genome match

Contagious

Jonah Berger · 2013

Same business feel

48% genome match

Diffusion of innovations

Everett M. Rogers · 1962

Same nonfiction feel

49% genome match