Books like The great crash, 1929

The great crash, 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith reads as analytical, cautionary. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The worldly philosophers

Robert L. Heilbroner · 1953

Both explore capitalism

68% genome match

A short history of financial euphoria

John Kenneth Galbraith · 1990

Both explore economic history

71% genome match

This time is different

Carmen M. Reinhart · 2009

Both explore economic history

66% genome match

Principles of Economics

N. Gregory Mankiw · 1998

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match

Business and society

Joseph William McGuire · 1963

Both explore capitalism

66% genome match

Social problems

Henry George · 1883

Both explore capitalism

66% genome match

Dollars and Deficits

Milton Friedman · 1968

Both explore capitalism

64% genome match

Readings in economics [edited by] Paul A. Samuelson

Paul Anthony Samuelson · 1952

Both explore economic history

66% genome match

The Road to Serfdom

Friedrich A. von Hayek · 1944

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Business ethics

Manuel G. Velasquez · 1982

Same business feel

57% genome match

Grand Pursuit

Sylvia Nasar · 2011

Both explore economic history & capitalism

76% genome match

Human capital

Gary Stanley Becker · 1964

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match