Books like The Wealth of Nations

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith reads as analytical, philosophical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Principles of Political Economy

John Stuart Mill · 1848

Both explore economics & labor

62% genome match

A treatise on political economy, or, the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth

Jean Baptiste Say · 1803

Shares the money thread

69% genome match

Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Adam Smith · 1788

Both explore economics & labor

71% genome match

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham · 1949

Shares the money thread

69% genome match

Accounting Principles

Jerry J. Weygandt · 1987

Shares the money thread

69% genome match

Game Theory

Drew Fudenberg · 1991

Shares the money thread

69% genome match

Foundations of Business

William M. Pride · 2012

Shares the money thread

69% genome match

The analysis of mind

Bertrand Russell · 1921

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

The Open Society and Its Enemies (1+2)

Karl Popper · 1945

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

A Random Walk Down Wall Street

Burton Malkiel · 1973

Shares the money thread

69% genome match

Le capital au XXIe siècle

Thomas Piketty · 2013

Shares the money thread

69% genome match

Applied mathematics for business, economics, and the social sciences

Frank S. Budnick · 1979

Shares the money thread

69% genome match