Fire in the Valley
Fire in the Valley by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaineby Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine
Shares rank 38 of 51 history books by recommenders
Recommended as a great way to become immersed in its subject, and no critics were recorded.
Recommended as a great way to become immersed in its subject, and no critics were recorded.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Great way to get immersed
“the book "Fire in the Valley" -- is a great way to be immersed”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Halt and Catch Fire: TV's Best Drama You've Probably Never Heard Of (2021)”
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The four most recommended other history books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Dawn of Everythingby David Graeber and David Wengrow | 23 | 5 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Cadillac Desertby Marc Reisner | 18 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Boxby Marc Levinson | 16 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Sapiensby Yuval Noah Harari | 13 | 9 | 59% | 8 | — | — |
| Fire in the Valleyby Paul Freiberger and Michael SwaineThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
1 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the book "Fire in the Valley" -- is a great way to be immersed”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.