Books Like Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

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If you loved Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson, 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 Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

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    Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan cover

    Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan

    Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series

    by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

    4.81 BLT Score (21.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (21.9K)
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    The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine cover

    The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

    by Michael Lewis

    4.49 BLT Score (172.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (172.2K)
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    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art cover

    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

    by James Nestor

    4.68 BLT Score (118.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (118.1K)
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    Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot cover

    Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

    Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series

    by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

    4.57 BLT Score (62.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (62.5K)
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    Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever cover

    Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

    Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series

    by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

    4.50 BLT Score (109.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (109.0K)
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    David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants cover

    David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

    by Malcolm Gladwell

    4.45 BLT Score (192.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (192.6K)
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    Blink

    by Malcolm Gladwell, Barry Fox, Irina Henegar

    4.41 BLT Score (624.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (624.9K)
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    Chase Darkness with Me

    by Karen Kilgariff

    4.41 BLT Score (17.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (17.1K)
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    Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions cover

    Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

    by Dan Ariely

    4.39 BLT Score (131.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (131.8K)
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    The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics cover

    The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics

    by Tim Harford

    4.36 BLT Score (8.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (8.3K)

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