Books like The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins reads as philosophical, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The variation of animals and plants under domestication
Charles Darwin · 1868
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79% genome match
The doctrine of DNA
Richard C. Lewontin · 1991
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69% genome match
Biological science
William T. Keeton · 1967
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75% genome match
Biology
Neil Alexander Campbell · 1987
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69% genome match
Behave
Robert M. Sapolsky · 2017
Both explore behavior & biology
67% genome match
How the Mind Works
Steven Pinker
Same nonfiction feel
53% genome match
Darwin's dangerous idea
Daniel C. Dennett · 1995
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69% genome match
What Is Life?
Paul Nurse · 2020
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69% genome match
Biological science
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study · 1963
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69% genome match
What is life? The physical aspect of the living cell
Erwin Schrödinger · 1944
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69% genome match
Biological Science
Scott Freeman · 2004
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69% genome match
Biology
Peter H. Raven · 1986
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69% genome match
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