Successful Lisp

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"