Books like What If?

What If? by Randall Munroe reads as witty, accessible. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A Really Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson · 2008

Shares the science thread

69% genome match

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

Richard P. Feynman · 1985

Both explore science & humor

83% genome match

Stiff

Mary Roach · 2003

Both explore science

83% genome match

Tuva or bust!

Ralph Leighton · 1991

Shares the science thread

69% genome match

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Neil deGrasse Tyson · 2017

Both explore science

83% genome match

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

Richard Phillips Feynman · 1999

Shares the science thread

71% genome match

Immune

Philipp Dettmer · 2021

Both explore science

63% genome match

Breath

James Nestor · 2020

Both explore science

62% genome match

Parasite Rex

Carl Zimmer · 2000

Shares the science thread

69% genome match

How to be a Brit

George Mikes · 1986

Both explore humor

64% genome match

The Emperor of Scent

Chandler Burr · 2002

Shares the science thread

69% genome match

The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body

Joanna Cole · 1989

Shares the science thread

69% genome match