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If you loved Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

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    The Black Swan, Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility" cover
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    Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

    by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    ★ 4.96 BLT Score (177.7K ratings)
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    Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    by Lori Gottlieb

    ★ 4.91 BLT Score (411.2K ratings)
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    In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

    by Gabor Maté

    ★ 4.75 BLT Score (24.3K ratings)
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    The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture

    by Gabor Maté MD, Daniel Maté

    ★ 4.61 BLT Score (36.7K ratings)
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    The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women

    by Kate Moore

    ★ 4.37 BLT Score (189.8K ratings)
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    Our Crime Was Being Jewish

    by Anthony S. Pitch, Michael Berenbaum

    ★ 4.36 BLT Score (881 ratings)
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    Code Girls

    by Liza Mundy

    ★ 4.14 BLT Score (30.6K ratings)
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    Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

    by Robert M. Sapolsky

    ★ 4.13 BLT Score (17.5K ratings)
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    Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

    by Robert M. Sapolsky

    ★ 4.12 BLT Score (8.3K ratings)
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