Books like The Attention Merchants

The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu reads as analytical, critical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Shallows

Nicholas G. Carr · 2010

Same nonfiction feel

83% genome match

Who Owns the Future?

Jaron Lanier · 2013

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

If Then

Jill Lepore · 2020

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

Platform Capitalism

Nick Srnicek · 2016

Both explore capitalism

62% genome match

Code

Lawrence Lessig · 1999

Both explore privacy

62% genome match

The four

Scott Galloway · 2017

Both explore capitalism

60% genome match

The influencing machine

Brooke Gladstone · 2011

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Dumbing Us Down

John Taylor Gatto · 1991

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

The age of missing information

Bill McKibben · 1992

Both explore consumerism

59% genome match

How to watch TV news

Neil Postman · 1992

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Reclaiming Conversation

Sherry Turkle · 2015

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Doppelganger

Naomi Klein · 2023

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match