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Title: this is the "bible" of common lisp
Review: to enjoy this book, you must be aware of what it is and is not. it is not intended for learning lisp. it *is* intended for thoroughly documenting the language, and steele is perhaps the best writer alive in this field. his thoroughness, attention to detail, and copy-editing skills are nearly impossible to beat -- it's not a coincidence that he was chosen to write the standard for java, based on his work on this book.
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