Books like The worldly philosophers

The worldly philosophers by Robert L. Heilbroner reads as informative, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes · 1971

Both explore economics & capitalism

62% genome match

Social problems

Henry George · 1883

Both explore economics & capitalism

77% genome match

Dollars and Deficits

Milton Friedman · 1968

Both explore economics & capitalism

75% genome match

Principles of Economics

N. Gregory Mankiw · 1998

Both explore economics

70% genome match

The great crash, 1929

John Kenneth Galbraith · 1955

Both explore capitalism

70% genome match

The Return of Depression Economics

Paul R. Krugman · 1999

Both explore economics & history

70% genome match

Human capital

Gary Stanley Becker · 1964

Both explore economics

67% genome match

Business and society

Joseph William McGuire · 1963

Both explore capitalism

68% genome match

The Road to Serfdom

Friedrich A. von Hayek · 1944

Both explore economics

64% genome match

Business ethics

Manuel G. Velasquez · 1982

Same business feel

62% genome match

Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Adam Smith · 1788

Both explore economics & capitalism

65% genome match

The Concept of the Corporation

Peter F. Drucker · 1946

Same business feel

62% genome match