Successful Lisp

the long version

According to the [author's website](http://psg.com/~dlamkins/sl/) this book: * Provides an overview of Common Lisp for the working programmer. * Introduces key concepts in an easy-to-read format. * Describes format, typical use, and possible drawbacks of all important Lisp constructs. * Provides practical advice for the construction of Common Lisp programs. * Shows examples of how Common Lisp is best used. * Illustrates and compares features of the most popular Common Lisp systems on desktop computers. * Includes discussion and examples of advanced constructs for iteration, error handling, object oriented programming, graphical user interfaces, and threading. * Supplements Common Lisp reference books and manuals with useful hands-on techniques. * Shows how to find what you need among the thousands of documented and undocumented functions and variables in a typical Common Lisp system. [1]: http://psg.com/~dlamkins/sl/ "author's website"