# Read nine chapters of Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview for free

By Aline Lerner | Published: March 1, 2025; Last updated: April 27, 2025

Along with Gayle Laakmann McDowell, Mike Mroczka, and Nil Mamano, I wrote the official sequel to _Cracking the Coding Interview_. It's fittingly called [_Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview._](https://www.amazon.com/dp/195570600X).

Now, we're releasing [9 chapters of the book for free](https://bctci.co/free-chapters)! There are two PDFs in the linked folder:

- **The first seven chapters of the book**, covering topics such as why technical interviews are broken, what recruiters won't tell you, why not to spend a lot of time on resumes, and how to get in the door at companies without a referral.
- **Two technical chapters: Sliding Windows and Binary Search**. Our new take on Binary Search teaches one template that works for every binary search problem on LeetCode, with only a single-line change you need to remember. The Sliding Windows chapter features 6 unique sliding window templates that make off-by-one errors a thing of the past.

Take a look, and let me know what you think. You can reach me at [aline@interviewing.io](mailto:aline@interviewing.io).

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