Books like When Genius Failed

When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein reads as analytical, cautionary. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Going Infinite

Michael Lewis · 2023

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Financial Shenanigans

Howard M. Schilit · 2002

Same business feel

62% genome match

Lords of Easy Money

Christopher Leonard · 2022

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Too Big to Fail

Andrew Ross Sorkin · 2009

Same nonfiction feel

83% genome match

The greatest trade ever

Gregory Zuckerman · 2009

Same business feel

62% genome match

The scam

Debashis Basu · 1993

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Antifragile

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Same nonfiction feel

42% genome match

The Signal and the Noise

Nate Silver · 2012

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel · 2020

Same business feel

53% genome match

Blink

Malcolm Gladwell · 2005

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Barbarians at the Gate

Bryan Burrough · 1989

Same business feel

57% genome match

Devil Take the Hindmost

Edward Chancellor · 1999

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match