Books like Naked Economics

Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan reads as accessible, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt · 2005

Both explore economics

83% genome match

Nudge

Richard H. Thaler · 2008

Both explore policy

83% genome match

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

Eat the Rich

P. J. O'Rourke · 1998

Both explore economics

65% genome match

Edible Economics

Ha-Joon Chang · 2022

Both explore economics & policy

74% genome match

The Logic of Life

Tim Harford · 2008

Both explore economics

60% genome match

Notes from a Small Island

Bill Bryson · 1995

Same nonfiction feel

51% genome match

Predictably Irrational

Dan Ariely · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

65% genome match

Learn to Earn

Peter Lynch · 1995

Both explore markets

64% genome match

I Am America (And So Can You!)

Stephen Colbert · 2007

Same nonfiction feel

47% genome match

America (the book)

Jon Stewart · 2004

Same nonfiction feel

47% genome match

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Neil deGrasse Tyson · 2017

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match