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	Jumping into C++ 4.05 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Holloway Guide to Technical Recruiting and Hiring by Osman (Ozzie) Osman, Aditya Agarwal (Contributing Author), Alex Allain (Goodreads Author) (Contributing Author) 4.45 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Holloway Guide to Technical Recruiting and Hiring: Align your team to avoid expensive hiring mistakes. by Osman (Ozzie) Osman, Aditya Agarwal, Alex Allain (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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