10 Best Books on LISP Programming

We have compiled a list of the Best Reference Books on LISP Programming, which are used by students of top universities, and colleges. This will help you choose the right book depending on if you are a beginner or an expert. Here is the complete list of LISP Programming Books with their authors, publishers, and an unbiased review of them as well as links to the Amazon website to directly purchase them. If permissible, you can also download the free PDF books on LISP Programming below.

 
1."Lisp" by Patrick Winston and Berthold Horn
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2."Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp" by Peter Noving
“Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp” Book Review: This book is for computer science students who are learning about Artificial Intelligence, as well as professional programmers. People who are interested in Artificial Intelligence will also find it helpful. The book has chapters that teach how to build and fix computer programs that work well in real-life situations. It also talks about how to make programs run faster and more efficiently. The book covers topics like solving problems and using a programming style called “object-oriented programming.”

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3."Practical Common LISP" by Peter Seibel
“Practical Common LISP” Book Review: This book is for students studying computer science and anyone who wants to learn about a programming language called Lisp. It gives detailed information about Lisp, its features, and how it works. The book includes many examples that show how to use Lisp in real-life situations, such as building a spam filter, creating a web application to listen to music, and more. There are also chapters that explain how to build a simple database, read files in a specific format, and create a tool to test your code.

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4."ANSI Common LISP" by Paul Graham
“ANSI Common LISP” Book Review: This book is written for computer science students and people interested in building lisp. This book is divided into two parts. Part one contains information about the essential core of Common Lisp. The second half of the book contains source code for a selection of widely used Common Lisp operators along with definitions. A section of notes containing clarifications, references, and additional code is included at the end of the book for better understanding.

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5."Common LISP: The Language" by Guy L Steele
“Common LISP: The Language” Book Review: This book is for computer science students and those who want to build Lisp. It explains topics like CLOS and the Common Lisp Object System in detail, and covers technical specifications, loops, conditions, and other topics. Additionally, the book includes information on other subjects that may interest professional programmers, even if they are not part of the ANSI standards.

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6."Common LISP: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation" by David S Touretzky
“Common LISP: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation” Book Review: This book is written for computer science students and people interested in building lisp. This book is also of interest to experienced programmers interested in exploring a key tool for artificial intelligence research. Important topics like cons cell structures, evaluation rules, programs as data, and recursive and applicative programming styles are elaborately explained in this book. This book contains nearly 400 diagrams and illustrations along with 77 pages of answers to exercises.

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7."Practical Common Lisp" by Peter Seibel
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8."An Accessible Introduction to Common Lisp and Functional Programming" by Shin-Nosuke Yamada
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9."Lisp" by Patrick Winston and Berthold Horn
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10."Build Your Own Lisp" by Mr Daniel Holden
“Build Your Own Lisp” Book Review: This book is written for computer science students and people interested in building lisp. This book contains elaborate explanations on C language in under 1000 lines of code. This book also explains the unique techniques of function programming along with the methods used to solve problems. It also educates the reader on the nature of Lisps and how to efficiently create a Lisp.

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