Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinderby Gary Kinder
Shares rank 65 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended as a book about the treasure hunt for shipwreck gold. Critics note the author is enamored with Tommy Thompson, reading as borderline hagiography.
Recommended as a book about the treasure hunt for shipwreck gold. Critics note the author is enamored with Tommy Thompson, reading as borderline hagiography.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- 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: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not 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
- 4 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
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Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Covers the shipwreck treasure hunt
“"Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea" is a book about the treasure hunt, recommended.”
Comment from 15 Mar 2026 in “Treasure hunter freed from jail after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Author is enamored with Tommy Thompson
“the author is enamored with Tommy Thompson. It's a borderline hagiography”
Comment from 15 Mar 2026 in “Treasure hunter freed from jail after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold”
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| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Seaby Gary KinderThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the author is enamored with Tommy Thompson. It's a borderline hagiography”
“"Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea" is a book about the treasure hunt, recommended.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.