Books like The Making of the Atomic Bomb

The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes reads as immersive, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

William L. Shirer · 1960

Both explore wwii

83% genome match

Chaos

James Gleick · 1987

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

The rediscovery of North America

Barry Lopez · 1990

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

The Power Broker

Robert A. Caro · 1974

Same nonfiction feel

83% genome match

The Soul of a New Machine

Tracy Kidder · 1981

Same nonfiction feel

48% genome match

How to Change Your Mind

Michael Pollan · 2018

Same nonfiction feel

48% genome match

Landscape and memory

Simon Schama · 1995

Same nonfiction feel

51% genome match

Hiroshima

John Hersey · 1946

Same nonfiction feel

49% genome match

Fordlandia

Greg Grandin · 2009

Same nonfiction feel

49% genome match

Underland

Robert Macfarlane · 2019

Same nonfiction feel

48% genome match

Stalingrad

Antony Beevor · 1998

Both explore wwii

83% genome match

Die Vergewaltigung von Nanking

Iris Chang · 1997

Same nonfiction feel

45% genome match