Reinventing the Renaissance
by S. Brown and R. Lublin and L. McCulloch
Shares rank 91 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Readers praise it as an excellent, delightful book, full of facts, opinions and humor, written with real expertise and diligence. No criticism was posted.
Readers praise it as an excellent, delightful book, full of facts, opinions and humor, written with real expertise and diligence. No criticism was posted.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: 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 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Highly recommended and relevant
“Good stuff, and highly recommended.”
Comment from 19 Jun 2026 in “Reinventing the Renaissance” “this book is highly relevant”
Comment from 19 Jun 2026 in “Reinventing the Renaissance” Expertise, diligence and many facts
“This is an excellent, delightful book filled with facts, opinions, humor and a level of expertise and diligence”
Comment from 19 Jun 2026 in “Reinventing the Renaissance” Delightful, humorous writing
“This is an excellent, delightful book filled with facts, opinions, humor and a level of expertise and diligence”
Comment from 19 Jun 2026 in “Reinventing the Renaissance”
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The four most recommended other nonfiction 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cuckoo's Eggby Clifford Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Reinventing the Renaissanceby S. Brown and R. Lublin and L. McCullochThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Good stuff, and highly recommended.”
“This is an excellent, delightful book filled with facts, opinions, humor and a level of expertise and diligence”
“this book is highly relevant”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.