# Blind Man's Bluff by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Blind Man's Bluff by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its detailed account of a secret US submarine program, including how the program was carried out and the Ivy Bells operation. No recurring complaints appear in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Uncovers details of a secret program (1 comments): ""Blind Man's Bluff" was a really impressive piece of work, I once talked about it with someone who was involved with the program and he was astounded at how much Sontag had managed to find out." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46852209))
- Explains how the operation was done (1 comments): "Has a good story of how it was done several decades ago." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47847437))
- Covers the Ivy Bells operation (1 comments): "the account in Blind Man's Bluff of Ivy Bells" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46416700))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0091800757?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780091800758) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Blind Man's Bluff by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew", https://hackerapproved.com/p/blind-man-s-bluff/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).