Books like The Great Influenza

The Great Influenza by John M. Barry reads as urgent, informative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Hot Zone

Richard Preston · 1994

Both explore science & fear

83% genome match

Spillover

David Quammen · 2012

Both explore science

83% genome match

The Sixth Extinction

Elizabeth Kolbert · 2014

Both explore science

54% genome match

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

Steve Brusatte · 2018

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

The dragon behind the glass

Emily Voigt · 2016

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

The Beak of the Finch

Jonathan Weiner · 1994

Both explore science

54% genome match

The Ghost Map

Steven Johnson · 2006

Both explore science

54% genome match

The coming plague

Laurie Garrett · 1994

Same nonfiction feel

52% genome match

The End of October

Lawrence Wright · 2020

Both explore pandemic

54% genome match

The Premonition

Michael Lewis · 2021

Both explore pandemic & science

66% genome match

Bad Science

Ben Goldacre · 2008

Both explore science & medicine

64% genome match

The Uninhabitable Earth

David Wallace-Wells · 2019

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match