C ++ Without Fear (2016)

“I’m in love with your ‘C++ Without Fear’ book. It keeps me awake for hours during the night. Thanks to you, I got most of the idea in just a few hours.” — Laural Viral, graduate physics student at CERN.

“It’s hard to tell where I began and ended with your book. I felt like I woke up and literally knew how to write C++ code. I can’t overstate the confidence you gave me.” —Danny Grady, now senior programmer/analyst.

Python Without Fear (2018)

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“This is really a great book. I wish I’d had it when I was learning Python.” — John W. Wargo, author of “Apache Cordoba 4 Programming”

Supercharged Python (2019)

“Brian Overland makes programming simple. To my amazement, his books explain complicated code clearly enough for anyone to understand.” — Art Sedihi, PhD

Other published books include:

  • Lean and Mean Visual C++ (MIS Press, 1994)

  • C in Plain English (MIS Press, 1995)

  • C++ in Plain English (MIS Press, 1996), 3 editions, at one time 25th bestselling book in the world, in technology

  • Vb6 in Plain English (MST Press, 1998)

  • Java2 in Plain English (Wiley, 2001)

  • C ++ For the Impatient (Addison-Wesley, 2013)

Novels I’m currently working on include:

  • A Crash in A.I. currently being reviewed by Big Five publishers. Mystery set in the high-tech industry.

  • A Fatal Shot in Hollywood, a mystery set in the film industry in L.A.