The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Empire of Silence

Tanya Janca ❤️ loved this book because...

I love sci-fi space operas. Creative, outrageous, non-stop adventure.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Christopher Ruocchio,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Empire of Silence as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy.

It was not his war.

On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started down a path that could only end in fire. The galaxy remembers him as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky. They remember him as a monster: the devil who destroyed a sun, casually annihilating four billion human lives--even the…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Buy Back Your Time

Tanya Janca ❤️ loved this book because...

I learned a lot about how to manage my time better, so that I get to work on more of what I love. There were several exercises as part of the book, I did all of them, and it helped me see where I was falling into various time traps. I was surprised to see there was one I fell into quite a bit, apparently I am a "speed demon".

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Teach 🥈 Outlook
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Dan Martell,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Buy Back Your Time as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Wall Street Journal Bestseller

Learn to conquer the one real hurdle to scaling your company and growing rich: Time

How you use your free time will make or break your success. The secret? It’s not about working harder or finding more time to do work. It’s about designing the freedom to engage in the high-value work that brings you energy and fulfillment. This is at the heart of the message that has made Dan Martell the world’s most popular SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) coach. Now, in his first book, Buy Back Your Time, he teaches entrepreneurs at every level how to scale…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms

Tanya Janca ❤️ loved this book because...

I loved that this woman planned out her life so well. I am a planner, and I feel admiration for how dedicated she was to her own plan. I have started using many of her tricks, such as "adopting" a mentor, and ensuring I do not use placating and apologetic language (or, I do it less....). Shellye is pretty darn amazing!

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Teach 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Shellye Archambeau,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Unapologetically Ambitious as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Full of empowering wisdom from one of high tech's first female African American CEOs, this inspiring leadership book for readers of Dare to Lead and Start with Why offers a blueprint for how to achieve your personal and professional goals, drawn from the author's own compelling story of how she weathered life's difficulties to build massive success.

Shellye Archambeau recounts how she overcame the challenges she faced as a young black woman, wife, and mother, managing her personal and professional responsibilities while climbing the ranks at IBM and subsequently in her roles as CEO. Through the busts and booms of…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding

By Tanya Janca,

Book cover of Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding

What is my book about?

Unlock the power of secure coding with this straightforward and approachable guide!

Discover a game-changing resource that caters to developers of all levels with Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding. With a refreshing approach, the book offers analogies, stories of the characters Alice and Bob, real-life examples, technical explanations and diagrams to break down intricate security concepts into digestible insights that you can apply right away. Explore secure coding in popular languages like Python, Java, JavaScript, and more, while gaining expertise in safeguarding frameworks such as Angular, .Net, and React. Uncover the secrets to combatting vulnerabilities by securing your code from the ground up!

Topics include:

Secure coding in Python, Java, Javascript, C/C++, SQL, C#, PHP, and more
Security for popular frameworks, including Angular, Express, React, .Net, and Spring
Security Best Practices for APIs, Mobile, Web Sockets, Serverless, IOT, and Service Mesh
Major vulnerability categories, how they happen, the risks, and how to avoid them
The Secure System Development Life Cycle, in depth
Threat modeling, testing, and code review
The agnostic fundamentals of creating secure code that apply to any language or framework

Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding is designed for a diverse audience, including software developers of all levels, budding security engineers, software architects, and application security professionals. Immerse yourself in practical examples and concrete applications that will deepen your understanding and retention of critical security principles.

Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding illustrates all the included concepts with easy-to-understand examples and concrete practical applications, furthering the reader’s ability to grasp and retain the foundational and advanced topics contained within. Don't miss this opportunity to strengthen your knowledge; let Alice and Bob guide you to a secure and successful coding future.

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