Books like The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker reads as analytical, philosophical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari · 2011
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoglu · 2012
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond · 1997
Shares the history thread
83% genome match
1491
Charles C. Mann · 2005
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee · 2016
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
The Westies
T.J. English · 1990
Shares the transgress + bleak thread
69% genome match
Columbine
Dave Cullen · 2009
Shares the transgress + bleak thread
69% genome match
Under the Banner of Heaven
Jon Krakauer · 2003
Shares the transgress + bleak thread
69% genome match
No Visible Bruises
Rachel Louise Snyder · 2019
Shares the transgress + bleak thread
69% genome match
Palestine
Joe Sacco
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
The death of the past
J. H. Plumb · 1969
Shares the history thread
72% genome match
Enlightenment Now
Steven Pinker · 2018
Both explore progress
83% genome match
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