Top Books on Lisp

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  • Practical Common Lisp - Peter Seibel - 2005 - Lisp with practical projects: unit testing, web server, spam filter; free online.
  • ANSI Common Lisp - Paul Graham - 1995 - Introduction and reference; recursion, macros, CLOS; 20+ substantial examples.
  • On Lisp - Paul Graham - 1993 - Advanced Lisp: bottom-up programming, macros, embedded languages; free online.
  • Land of Lisp - Conrad Barski - 2010 - Learn Common Lisp through game development with a playful style.