Books like The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul M. Kennedy reads as analytical, academic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Grand Chessboard

Zbigniew Brzezinski · 1997

Both explore geopolitics & international relations

83% genome match

The Problem of China

Bertrand Russell · 1922

Both explore geopolitics & international relations

68% genome match

Collapse

Jared Diamond · 2005

Same nonfiction feel

45% genome match

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari · 2011

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Games nations play

John W. Spanier · 1972

Both explore international relations

62% genome match

Science and technology in world history

James E. McClellan III · 1999

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

The evolution of technology

George Basalla · 1988

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

Why Nations Fail

Daron Acemoglu · 2012

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

Sugar changed the world

Marc Aronson · 2010

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Civilizations

Jane McIntosh · 2001

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Limits to Growth

Donella H. Meadows · 1972

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Cows, pigs, wars, & witches

Marvin Harris · 1974

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match