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  Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

  by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman

  Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs has had a dramatic impact on computer science curricula over the past decade. This long-awaited revision contains changes throughout the text. There are new implementations of most of the major programming systems in the book, including the interpreters and compilers, and the authors have incorporated many small changes that reflect their experience teaching ... (more)
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  Practical Common Lisp

  by Peter Seibel

  ...it has a fresh view on the language and the examples in the later chapters are usable in your day-to-day work as a programmer. If you're interested in Lisp as it relates to Python or Perl, and want to learn through doing rather than watching, Practical Common Lisp is an excellent entry point. — Chris McAvoy, Chicago Python Users Group Lisp is often thought of as an academic language,... (more)
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  Programming Clojure

  by Stuart Halloway

  Clojure is a dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine, with a compelling combination of features: Clojure is elegant . Clojure's clean, careful design lets you write programs that get right to the essence of a problem, without a lot of clutter and ceremony. Clojure is Lisp reloaded . Clojure has the power inherent in Lisp, but is not constrained by the history of Lisp. Clojure is a ... (more)
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  On LISP: Advanced Techniques for Common LISP

  by Paul Graham

  Written by a Lisp expert, this is the most comprehensive tutorial on the advanced features of Lisp for experienced programmers. It shows how to program in the bottom-up style that is ideal for Lisp programming, and includes a unique, practical collection of Lisp programming techniques that shows how to take advantage of the language's design for efficient programming in a wide variety of applications.
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  The Joy of Clojure

  by Michael Fogus, Chris Houser

  Clojure is a dynamic programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine. The Joy of Clojure goes beyond the syntax, and shows how to write fluent, idiomatic Clojure code. Readers will learn to approach programming challenges from a Functional perspective and master the Lisp techniques that make Clojure so elegant and efficient. According to the authors, there's a "right way" to do things in Clojure.... (more)
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  Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp

  by Peter Norvig

  Paradigms of AI Programming is the first text to teach advanced Common Lisp techniques in the context of building major AI systems. By reconstructing authentic, complex AI programs using state-of-the-art Common Lisp, the book teaches students and professionals how to build and debug robust practical programs, while demonstrating superior programming style and important AI concepts. The author strongly emphasizes... (more)
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  Schemer

  The Little Schemer - 4th Edition

  by Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen, Duane Bibby

  drawings by Duane Bibby foreword by Gerald J. Sussman "I learned more about LISP from this book than I have from any of the other LISP books I've read over the years. . . . While other books will tell you the mechanics of LISP, they can leave you largely uninformed on the style of problem-solving for which LISP is optimized. The Little LISPer teaches you how to think in the LISP language. . . an ... (more)
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  ANSI Common LISP

  by Paul Graham

  KEY BENEFIT: Teaching users new and more powerful ways of thinking about programs, this two-in-one text contains a tutorial—full of examples—that explains all the essential concepts of Lisp programming, plus an up-to-date summary of ANSI Common Lisp, listing every operator in the language. Informative and fun, it gives users everything they need to start writing programs in Lisp both efficiently and... (more)
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  Land of Lisp

  Learn to Program in Lisp, One Game at a Time!

  by Conrad Barski

  Lisp is a uniquely powerful programming language that, despite its academic reputation, is actually very practical. Land of Lisp brings the language into the real world, teaching readers Lisp by showing them how to write several complete Lisp-based games, including a text adventure, an evolution simulation, and a robot battle. While building these games, readers learn the core concepts of Lisp programming, such... (more)
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  Practical Clojure

  by Luke VanderHart, Stuart Sierra

  This book is the first definitive reference for the Clojure language, providing both an introduction to functional programming in general and a more specific introduction to Clojure’s features. This book demonstrates the use of the language through examples, including features such as STM and immutability, which may be new to programmers coming from other languages. Overview of functional programming... (more)
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  Hackers & Painters

  Big Ideas from the Computer Age

  by Paul Graham

  "The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences. " --from Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age , by Paul Graham We are living in the computer age, in a world increasingly designed and engineered by computer programmers and software designers, by people who call themselves hackers. Who... (more)
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  Let Over Lambda

  by Doug Hoyte

  Let Over Lambda is one of the most hardcore computer programming books out there. Starting with the fundamentals, it describes the most advanced features of the most advanced language: Common Lisp. Only the top percentile of programmers use lisp and if you can understand this book you are in the top percentile of lisp programmers. If you are looking for a dry coding manual that re-hashes common-sense techniques in... (more)
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  Object-Oriented Programming in Common Lisp: A Programmer's Guide to CLOS

  by Sonya E. Keene

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  Instructor's Manual t/a Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition

  by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman

  This instructor's manual and reader's guide accompanies the second edition of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs , by Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman with Julie Sussman. It contains discussions of exercises and other material in the text as well as supplementary material, additional examples and exercises, and teaching suggestions. An appendix summarizes the Scheme programming language as... (more)
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  Common LISP, Second Edition: The Language (HP Technologies)

  by Guy L. Steele

  The defacto standard - a must-have for all LISP programmers. In this greatly expanded edition of the defacto standard, you'll learn about the nearly 200 changes already made since original publication - and find out about gray areas likely to be revised later. Written by the Vice- Chairman of X3J13 (the ANSI committee responsible for the standardization of Common Lisp) and co-developer of the language itself,... (more)
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  Lisp (3rd Edition)

  by Patrick Henry Winston, Berthold Klaus Paul Horn

  This third edition is a revised and expanded version of Winston and Horn's best-selling introduction to the Lisp programming language and to Lisp-based applications, many of which are possible as a result of advances in Artificial Intelligence technology. The Knowledge You Need The new edition retains the broad coverage of previous editions that has made this book popular both with beginners and with more... (more)
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  An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp

  by Robert J. Chassell

  This tutorial an elementary introduction to teach non-programmers how to customize their work environment; it can also be used as an introduction to programming basics. It includes numerous exercises and sample programs; the author also walks you through the actual source code of several GNU Emacs commands. A handy reference appendix is included. Emacs Lisp is a simple, complete, and powerful programming... (more)
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  The Art of the Metaobject Protocol

  by Gregor Kiczales, Daniel G. Bobrow

  The CLOS metaobject protocol is a high-performance extension to the CommonLisp Object System. The authors, who developed the metaobject protocol and who were among the group that developed CLOS, introduce this approach to programming language design, describe its evolution and design principles, and present a formal specification of a metaobject protocol for CLOS. The authors show that the "art of metaobject... (more)
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  Lisp in Small Pieces

  by Christian Queinnec

  This is a comprehensive account of the semantics and the implementation of the whole Lisp family of languages, namely Lisp, Scheme and related dialects. It describes 11 interpreters and 2 compilers, including very recent techniques of interpretation and compilation. The book is in two parts. The first starts from a simple evaluation function and enriches it with multiple name spaces, continuations and side-effects... (more)
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  Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation

  by David S. Touretzky

  A highly accessible introduction to LISP, this is for inexperienced programmers and programmers new to LISP. A LISP "toolkit" in each chapter explains how to use Common LISP programming and debugging tools such as DESCRIBE, INSPECT, TRACE and STEP.