I recently finished reading this book and I can't express how much it added to my life. I wondered if there are similar books in terms of 'way of teaching' out there - smoothly, humorously describing a tough subject.
As a disclaimer I haven't read CODE, even though it's been on my list for a while (sounds like I ought to prioritize it!).<p>From my understanding of the style I believe The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a similar take on genetics.<p>It stays fairly high level as it doesn't require a molecular biology degree, but Mukherjee gives a fantastic primer on many of the concepts in genetics in a deeply interesting and human fashion. It's always refreshing when non-fiction books manage to weave a narrative throughout in a way that feels natural.
I have really enjoyed CODE as well, and I recently started reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari<p>Completely different subject, taught in a way it builds up.
I really loved CODE. Some of these suggestions are more similar to it than others, but they are all worth reading or viewing:<p>-"Gödel, Escher, Bach" by Douglas Hofstadter is more whimsical and meandering, but has a similar technique of building from the ground up.<p>-"The Code Book" by Simon Singh is more of a history book, but it has some of the same "feel" in the progression of complexity, even if it will not truly teach you much cryptography.<p>-The Feynman lectures on physics, which are probably as close as you'll get in tone: <a href="https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/" rel="nofollow">https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/</a><p>-And this is a video, not a book, but it stands out to me as a fantastic piece of science communication that is worthy of mention: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKqof77pKBc" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKqof77pKBc</a> (34C3 - Free Electron Lasers)