# The Choice by Eliyahu Goldratt

2 Hacker News commenters recommended The Choice by Eliyahu Goldratt and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a starting point among Goldratt's books, and described as a pretty good, in-depth read.

## Why people recommend it

- Good starting point among Goldratt's books (1 comments): "So I suggest you start with three of his books" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46292253))
- Described as in-depth and well done (1 comments): "does a pretty good job, and is pretty in-depth" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50270205))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Gervais Principle by Venkatesh Rao](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gervais-principle.md): 32 recommend
- [The Lean Startup by Eric Ries](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lean-startup.md): 32 recommend
- [Incorruptible by Eric Ries](https://hackerapproved.com/p/incorruptible.md): 23 recommend
- [The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/goal.md): 21 recommend
- [Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss](https://hackerapproved.com/p/never-split-the-difference.md): 13 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0884271897?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780884271895) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Choice by Eliyahu Goldratt", https://hackerapproved.com/p/choice/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).