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Books like The Story of the Human Body
The best books like The Story of the Human Body are Exercised, Born to Run, and Spark. The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman is about evolution, human body, modern disease. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Exercised
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Daniel Lieberman · Health
Exercised is Daniel Lieberman's follow-up to The Story of the Human Body, applying the same evolutionary lens specifically to physical activity — what it is, why we resist it, and which kinds produce which benefits.
Shares evolution and physical activity with The Story of the Human Body.
Read the summary → - Born to Run
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Christopher McDougall · Health
Born to Run begins as a personal injury investigation.
Both dig into evolution.
Read the summary → - Spark
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John J. Ratey · Health
Spark is John Ratey's argument, grounded in neuroscience, that aerobic exercise is the single most powerful thing most people can do for their brain.
A kindred health read.
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- In Defense of Food
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Michael Pollan · Health
In Defense of Food opens with seven words that amount to a quiet provocation: Eat food.
A kindred health read.
Read the summary → - Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
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Robert M. Sapolsky · Health
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers is Robert Sapolsky's definitive popular account of the biology of stress.
A kindred health read.
Read the summary → - The Song of the Cell
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Siddhartha Mukherjee · Science
The Song of the Cell is Siddhartha Mukherjee's account of how the cell — the basic unit of life — was discovered, decoded, and eventually harnessed to rebuild and repair the human body.
Shares evolution and human body with The Story of the Human Body.
Read the summary → - Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
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Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Neil Shubin · Science
Your Inner Fish is paleontologist Neil Shubin's account of how understanding the deep evolutionary history of vertebrates reveals the origins of the human body.
Shares evolution and human body with The Story of the Human Body.
Read the summary → - The First 20 Minutes
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Gretchen Reynolds · Health
The First 20 Minutes is Gretchen Reynolds's survey of exercise science research, organized around the finding that the greatest health benefits of physical activity come from the first twenty minutes of movement — and that beyond a certain threshold of exercise, health gains plateau or even reverse.
Both dig into physical activity.
Read the summary → - A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
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A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
Jennifer A. Doudna and Samuel H. Sternberg · Science
A Crack in Creation is Jennifer Doudna and Samuel Sternberg's account of how CRISPR-Cas9 works, what it can do, and why its possibilities should give everyone pause.
Both dig into evolution.
Read the summary → - A Short History of Nearly Everything
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson · Science
A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's attempt to understand the scientific story of everything — from the Big Bang to the emergence of modern humans — by spending three years talking to scientists and reading science history.
Both dig into evolution.
Read the summary → - Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Frans de Waal · Science
Frans de Waal's central argument is that we've spent most of the last century asking the wrong questions about animal intelligence.
Both dig into evolution.
Read the summary → - Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Robert M. Sapolsky · Science
Behave is Robert Sapolsky's attempt to explain why humans do what they do — the violence, the altruism, the tribalism, the heroism — by working through every layer of biology that contributes to a single act.
Both dig into evolution.
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Books like The Story of the Human Body: quick answers
What are the best books like The Story of the Human Body?
The best books like The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman are Exercised by Daniel Lieberman, Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, Spark by John J. Ratey, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Story of the Human Body, such as evolution, human body, modern disease.
What should I read after The Story of the Human Body?
A natural next read after The Story of the Human Body is Exercised by Daniel Lieberman. Shares evolution and physical activity with The Story of the Human Body. Other strong choices are Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, Spark by John J. Ratey, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan.
What books are similar to The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman?
The Story of the Human Body centers on evolution, human body, modern disease. Books with a similar feel include Exercised by Daniel Lieberman, Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, Spark by John J. Ratey, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky, The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
