2026
x86-64 Assembly Language Programming with Ubuntu
A great book for understanding how CPUs work under the hood and getting over the fear of assembly. It's very technical, packed with practical examples, and a fantastic introduction to low-level programming.
Ed Jorgensen
Deep Work
A book full of interesting ideas and practical advice on how to do deep work. I really liked the concepts, but it feels much longer than it needs to be. It could easily be half the length and still get the same points across.
Cal Newport
2025
Mastering Ethereum
This is the book that made me fall in love with Web3. It doesn't just cover how Ethereum (classic) works under the hood, but also the ideas behind its design, the problems it solves, and how every new challenge is met with clever solutions through EIPs. Reading it really makes you appreciate how much thought has gone into every possible use case.
Andreas M. Antonopoulos & Gavin Wood Ph. D.
Mastering Blockchain
An amazing book. It's huge, but absolutely worth it. It starts with the basics for people new to Web3 and goes all the way to the internals of cryptography and consensus algorithms across different blockchains. This would be my first recommendation for anyone looking to get into Web3.
Imran Bashir
The Hacker Playbook 3
A really fun read focused on red teaming. It covers techniques and real-world scenarios you don't usually come across unless you're deep into infosec. It mixes theory with hands-on examples, and it's relatively short and easy to get through.
Peter Kim
2024
Real-World Bug Hunting
A great introduction to Web2 bug bounty. It explains common vulnerabilities through real bug reports and helps you develop that sixth sense every bug bounty hunter needs. It's also a quick and enjoyable read.
Peter Yaworski
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook
I have a love-hate relationship with this book. It's pretty old, so many of the vulnerabilities are based on technologies that are mostly obsolete nowadays (unless you're working at a big company still building apps in Java 🍵). It teaches you how to think like an attacker, and it completely changed my mindset.
Dafydd Stuttard & Marcus Pinto
2023
El libro del Hacker
The first cybersecurity book I ever read. It gives you a solid overview of what cybersecurity is all about, with a few technical chapters along the way. It's a great introduction to the basic concepts of cybersecurity and ethical hacking.
María Ángeles Caballero Velasco & Diego Cilleros Serrano
