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title: "LISP: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation Hardcover – January 1, 1984"
brand: "david s. touretzky"
price: "9474 kr"
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reviews_count: 3
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# LISP: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation Hardcover – January 1, 1984

**Brand:** david s. touretzky
**Price:** 9474 kr
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- **What is this?** LISP: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation Hardcover – January 1, 1984 by david s. touretzky
- **How much does it cost?** 9474 kr with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Easily the Best Introduction To Common LISP
  

*by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2012*

I became interested in LISP some time ago, and started looking for books online that I could learn from. I had heard some good things about Peter Seibel's book, and I gave it a go, but I didn't like his approach . . . he sort of jumped right in and began doing things with LISP before he fully explained them . . . and that's fine for people who like that approach, but for people with my learning style, it was awkward. Then I found Touretzky's book. And I knew this was it. It starts off very simple and gently and the title suggests, and slowly gets you up to speed in small bite-sized chunks. But despite the gentle approach, it does not skimp on important topics. Before you finish the book you are knee-deep in recursion, trees, associative lists and the whole shebang. After reading this, I was able to tackle Seibel with little problem.Bottom line, if you want to learn CL with as little pain and fuss as possible, then this is the book you need.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    It's so nerdy cool and useful for complete lisp newbies
  

*by Z***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2016*

This book effing rocks! It's so nerdy cool and useful for complete lisp newbies. The author Touretzky rocks too and his computer stenography gallery is historically classic cool. Speaking with a listhp should fall under free speech.

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    Out of date
  

*by P***L on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2008*

This book is out of date and not useful to learn any modern LISP. It is also not a  "Gentle Introduction" as the title claims. "Tedious, confusing and unhelpful" is closer to the truth.

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