Books like The Diversity of Life

The Diversity of Life by E. O. Wilson reads as lyrical, authoritative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Song of the Dodo

David Quammen · 1996

Both explore extinction & evolution

83% genome match

The Beak of the Finch

Jonathan Weiner · 1994

Both explore evolution

57% genome match

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

Steve Brusatte · 2018

Both explore evolution & extinction

56% genome match

The coming plague

Laurie Garrett · 1994

Both explore evolution

52% genome match

Botany

James D. Mauseth · 1991

Both explore ecology & evolution

67% genome match

The Forest Unseen

David George Haskell · 2012

Both explore ecology & biodiversity

68% genome match

The sixth extinction

Richard E. Leakey · 1995

Both explore extinction & biodiversity

68% genome match

The dragon behind the glass

Emily Voigt · 2016

Both explore biodiversity

52% genome match

Hen's teeth and horse's toes

Stephen Jay Gould · 1983

Both explore evolution

48% genome match

The Great Influenza

John M. Barry · 2004

Same nonfiction feel

43% genome match

Microbial ecology

Ronald M. Atlas · 1981

Both explore ecology & biodiversity

60% genome match

Life on Earth

David Attenborough · 1705

Both explore evolution & biodiversity

64% genome match