# Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas

15 Hacker News commenters recommended Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 9 years (13 owners).

**Verdict:** People recommend it as an enjoyable book examining the narrow limits of modern philanthropy.

## Why people recommend it

- Worth highlighting for readers (4 comments): "I read a book nearly a decade ago, that I think is worth highlighting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46127190)) "that I think is worth highlighting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46130877)) "that I think is worth highlighting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46127430))

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- [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/110197267X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781101972670) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas", https://hackerapproved.com/p/winners-take-all/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).