Books like The book of the damned

The book of the damned by Charles Fort reads as curious, skeptical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Cosmos

Alexander von Humboldt · 1845

Both explore science & observation

65% genome match

Pensées

Blaise Pascal · 1670

Both explore skepticism

65% genome match

Essais

Montaigne, Michel de · 1600

Both explore skepticism

65% genome match

Antifragile

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Both explore science

63% genome match

Time Storms

Jenny Randles · 2001

Both explore unexplained phenomena & anomalies

65% genome match

Dialogues concerning natural religion, the posthumous essays, Of the immortality of the soul, and Of suicide, from An enquiry concerning human understanding of miracles

David Hume · 1998

Both explore skepticism

67% genome match

The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

Samuel P. Huntington · 1996

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

Philosophische Untersuchungen

Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1953

Both explore skepticism

63% genome match

Autobiography of a Yogi

Yogananda Paramahansa · 1946

Same philosophy feel

59% genome match

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

Annie Dillard · 1974

Both explore observation

64% genome match

Against Interpretation

Susan Sontag · 1966

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

Darwin's dangerous idea

Daniel C. Dennett · 1995

Both explore science

63% genome match