Books like The Disappearing Spoon
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean reads as witty, accessible. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson · 2003
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83% genome match
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard P. Feynman · 1985
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71% genome match
The Innocents Abroad
Mark Twain · 1911
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69% genome match
Stiff
Mary Roach · 2003
Both explore curiosity
83% genome match
Death by Black Hole
Neil deGrasse Tyson · 2007
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69% genome match
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah · 2016
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69% genome match
Kobane Calling
Zerocalcare · 2020
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69% genome match
This is going to hurt
Adam Kay · 2017
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69% genome match
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb · 2019
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69% genome match
A Russian Journal
John Steinbeck · 1999
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69% genome match
Debt: The First 5000 Years
David Graeber · 2011
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69% genome match
Can't Hurt Me
David Goggins · 2018
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69% genome match
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