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	Practical Common Lisp URL: http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/ ODP description: By Peter Seibel; Apress, 2005, ISBN 1590592395. Focus: putting CL to practical use with example projects: spam filter, ID3 parser, Shoutcast server. Source code downloads. Full version online.
	On Lisp URL: http://www.paulgraham.com/onlisp.html ODP description: By Paul Graham; Prentice Hall, 1993, ISBN 0130305529. Thorough study of advanced methods, with bottom-up programming as unifying theme. First full description of macros and their uses. Covers important topics related to bottom-up programming: functional programming, rapid prototyping, interactive development, embedded languages. Free download, PDF.
	Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation URL: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/LispBook/ ODP description: By David S. Touretzky; Benjamin-Cummings, 1989, ISBN 0805304924. Fine introduction for beginners; even one who never programmed before in any language will be able to use this book, yet covers all relevant topics thoroughly. Full version online, two formats.
	Lisp Books and Information URL: http://www.lispmachine.net/ ODP description: Guide to online Lisp resources. Page title: Lisp Information and Resources
	Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp URL: http://www.norvig.com/paip.html ODP description: By Peter Norvig; Morgan Kaufmann, 1992, ISBN 1558601910. Overview of classical AI programming, valuable history lessons, basic introduction to Lisp, efficiency considerations. Page title: Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming
	Common Lisp: An Interactive Approach URL: http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/WWW/faculty/shapiro/Commonlisp/ ODP description: By Stuart C. Shapiro; W.H. Freeman, 1992, ISBN 0716782189. For advanced CS students, undergraduate and graduate, stepped tutorial, many exercises and assignments for hands-on learning. treats functional before imperative programming, covers CLOS. Full version online, several formats.
	ANSI Common Lisp URL: http://www.paulgraham.com/acl.html ODP description: By Paul Graham; Prentice Hall, 1995, ISBN 0133708756. Tutorial introduction of essential Lisp programming concepts, plus a convenient, up-to-date reference manual, for ANSI CL.
	Best Lisp Books URL: http://www.apl.jhu.edu/~hall/lisp-books.html ODP description: A variety of books on Common Lisp programming and AI, personally chosen by an experienced developer. Page title: Lisp Books: Best Lisp and Artificial Intelligence Books Page description: Recommendations for the best Lisp and AI programming books, personally selected by an experienced Common Lisp developer and instructor.
	ALU: Lisp Books URL: http://www.alu.org/table/bibliography.htm ODP description: A bibliography of Lisp books from the Association of Lisp Users Page description: Lisp books, listed by author
	The Common Lisp Cookbook URL: http://cl-cookbook.sourceforge.net/ ODP description: Collaborative project; goal: write for CL a work similar to O'Reilly Media's Perl Cookbook.
	Object-Oriented Common Lisp URL: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,3110,0136059406,00.html ODP description: By Stephen Slade; Prentice Hall PTR, 1998, ISBN 0136059406. Likely the best book available on using a CL environment for uses other than AI programming. Page title: Pearson - Object-Oriented Common LISP