Books like The affluent society

The affluent society by John Kenneth Galbraith reads as critical, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

International economics

Thomas A. Pugel · 1982

Both explore economic policy

62% genome match

International trade and investment

Franklin R. Root · 1973

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Bullshit Jobs

David Graeber · 2018

Same nonfiction feel

48% genome match

Fast Food Nation

Eric Schlosser · 2001

Both explore consumerism

64% genome match

Globalization and its discontents

Joseph E. Stiglitz · 2002

Both explore poverty

66% genome match

Applied Economics

Thomas Sowell · 2003

Both explore economic policy

66% genome match

Nudge

Richard H. Thaler · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

The Attention Merchants

Tim Wu · 2016

Both explore consumerism

65% genome match

Influence

Robert Cialdini · 1984

Same business feel

61% genome match

L'imagination sociologique

C. Wright Mills · 1959

Same nonfiction feel

46% genome match

Mythologies

Roland Barthes · 1953

Both explore consumerism

63% genome match

Industrial market structure and economic performance

F. M. Scherer · 1970

Both explore economic policy

64% genome match