# 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin

3 Hacker News commenters recommended 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a thorough account of the 1929 crash, with much of it focused on the people involved. One critic says it fills gaps the author left.

## Why people recommend it

- Thorough, leaves no stone unturned (1 comments): "done in way that leaves no stone unturned" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49908354))
- Much focus on people (1 comments): "A large fraction of the book is devoted to people." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47559242))
- Covers the subject the reader wants (1 comments): "this is exactly what I want to learn more about. Placed an order." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47560997))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dawn-of-everything.md): 23 recommend
- [Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cadillac-desert.md): 18 recommend
- [The Box by Marc Levinson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/box.md): 16 recommend
- [Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sapiens.md): 13 recommend
- [Chip War by Chris Miller](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chip-war.md): 13 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593296966?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780593296967) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin", https://hackerapproved.com/p/1929/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).