diff --git a/ch1/Makefile b/ch1/Makefile
index 66b434d..94d66da 100644
--- a/ch1/Makefile
+++ b/ch1/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CPP = g++-4.8
+CPP = g++
 CPPFLAGS = -g -std=c++0x
 OFLAG = -o
 .SUFFIXES : .o .cpp .c
diff --git a/ch3/Makefile b/ch3/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63b66f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ch3/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+CPP = g++
+CPPFLAGS = -g -std=c++0x
+OFLAG = -o
+.SUFFIXES : .o .cpp .c
+.cpp.o :
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $<
+.c.o :
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $<
+
+PROGS = stack hierarchical
+
+all: $(PROGS)
+
+stack: stack.o 
+	$(CPP) $(OFLAG) stack stack.o -lpthread
+
+hierarchical: hierarchical.o 
+	$(CPP) $(OFLAG) hierarchical hierarchical.o -lpthread
+
+clean:
+	rm -f ${PROGS} *.o
+
diff --git a/ch3/hierarchical.cpp b/ch3/hierarchical.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e4f2a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ch3/hierarchical.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include <mutex>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <climits>
+
+class hierarchical_mutex
+{
+    std::mutex internal_mutex;
+    unsigned long const hierarchy_value;
+    unsigned long previous_hierarchy_value;
+    static thread_local unsigned long this_thread_hierarchy_value;
+
+    void check_for_hierarchy_violation()
+    {
+        if(this_thread_hierarchy_value <= hierarchy_value)
+        {
+            throw std::logic_error("mutex hierarchy violated");
+        }
+    }
+    void update_hierarchy_value()
+    {
+        previous_hierarchy_value=this_thread_hierarchy_value;
+        this_thread_hierarchy_value=hierarchy_value;
+    }
+public:
+    explicit hierarchical_mutex(unsigned long value):
+        hierarchy_value(value),
+        previous_hierarchy_value(0)
+    {}
+    void lock()
+    {
+        check_for_hierarchy_violation();
+        internal_mutex.lock();
+        update_hierarchy_value();
+    }
+    void unlock()
+    {
+        this_thread_hierarchy_value=previous_hierarchy_value;
+        internal_mutex.unlock();
+    }
+    bool try_lock()
+    {
+        check_for_hierarchy_violation();
+        if(!internal_mutex.try_lock())
+            return false;
+        update_hierarchy_value();
+        return true;
+    }
+};
+thread_local unsigned long
+    hierarchical_mutex::this_thread_hierarchy_value(ULONG_MAX);       
+
+int main()
+{
+    hierarchical_mutex m1(42);
+    hierarchical_mutex m2(2000);
+    
+}
diff --git a/ch3/stack.cpp b/ch3/stack.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5afbcf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ch3/stack.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#include <exception>
+#include <stack>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <memory>
+
+struct empty_stack: std::exception
+{
+    const char* what() const throw()
+    {
+        return "empty stack";
+    }
+    
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+class threadsafe_stack
+{
+private:
+    std::stack<T> data;
+    mutable std::mutex m;
+public:
+    threadsafe_stack(){}
+    threadsafe_stack(const threadsafe_stack& other)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(other.m);
+        data=other.data;
+    }
+    threadsafe_stack& operator=(const threadsafe_stack&) = delete;
+
+    void push(T new_value)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m);
+        data.push(new_value);
+    }
+    std::shared_ptr<T> pop()
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m);
+        if(data.empty()) throw empty_stack();
+        std::shared_ptr<T> const res(std::make_shared<T>(data.top()));
+        data.pop();
+        return res;
+    }
+    void pop(T& value)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m);
+        if(data.empty()) throw empty_stack();
+        value=data.top();
+        data.pop();
+    }
+    bool empty() const
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m);
+        return data.empty();
+    }
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+    threadsafe_stack<int> si;
+    si.push(5);
+    si.pop();
+    if(!si.empty())
+    {
+        int x;
+        si.pop(x);
+    }
+    
+}