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The Little Schemer by Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen (Contributor), Duane Bibby (Illustrator), Gerald J. Sussman Shopping with us is 100% safe. Guaranteed. (We'll set one up for you) View my Wish List Our Price: $19.50 Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. See larger photo Paperback - 196 pages 4th edition (January 1996) Mit Pr; ISBN: 0262560992 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.49 x 8.95 x 6.98 Amazon.com Sales Rank: 32,918 Avg. Customer Review: Number of Reviews: 4 Customers who bought this book also bought: The Seasoned Schemer; Daniel P. Friedman, et al Scheme Programming Language, The: ANSI Scheme; R. Kent Dybvig, Kent Dybbig Simply Scheme : Introducing Computer Science; Brian Harvey, Matthew Wright Exploring Computer Science With Scheme (Undergraduate Texts in Computer Science); Oliver Grillmeyer, et al Click here for more suggestions... Look for similar books by subject: Editorial Reviews Amazon.com This delightful book leads you through the basic elements of programming in Scheme (a Lisp dialect) via a series of dialogues with well-chosen questions and exercises. Besides teaching Scheme, The Little Schemer teaches the reader how to think about computation. The authors focus on ten essential concepts of thinking about how to compute and demonstrate how to apply these concepts in inventive ways. The Little Schemer is an excellent book both for the beginner and for the seasoned programmer. Book Description drawings by Duane Bibby foreword by Gerald J. Sussman "I learned more about LISP from this book than I have from any of the other LISP books I've read over the years. . . . While other books will tell you the mechanics of LISP, they can leave you largely uninformed on the style of problem-solving for which LISP is optimized. The Little LISPer teaches you how to think in the LISP language. . . an inexpensive, enjoyable introduction." -- Gregg Williams, Byte The notion that "thinking about... read more About the Author Daniel P. Friedman is Professor in the Computer Science Department, Indiana University, and Matthias Felleisen is Professor in the Computer Science Department, Rice University. Together they have taught courses on computing and programming with Scheme for more than 25 years and published over 100 papers and three books on these topics. All Customer Reviews Avg. Customer Review: Number of Reviews: 4 Write an online review and share your thoughts with other readers! 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: A good Scheme book October 5, 1999 Reviewer: Jadoo Junico (jj@moo-moo.net) from New York City This book is a good introduction to scheme, with a special concentration on recursion. It covers only the basics, but you can follow it up with the sequel. The dialogue method of writing that is used helps to prevent the it from becoming yet another bland programming text. Was this review helpful to you?   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: Don't be fooled by the cute elephants! June 22, 1999 Reviewer: Christopher Clark (see more about me) from Concord, NH This is an excellent book, and my understanding of recursion was greatly enhanced. I am going to use Scheme in a programming class next year, and this was just the introduction I needed. But even though this book is thin and is illustrated in a cute way, the last couple chapters of this book are very difficult. The day I finished reading it, I went to the doctor and my blood pressure was up a good deal, because of the brain-wracking I undertook while reading it (mainly the ninth, next to last chapter). It's a classic, and you don't actually need a Scheme interpreter to use it. I didn't use one, though I made sure to do the exercises on paper, and checked them carefully. If you get this book, prepare for quite a (brutal) mind stretcher. Was this review helpful to you?   3 of 4 people found the following review helpful: Not for reference -- a good tutorial August 6, 1997 Reviewer: A reader If you've never used Scheme before, this book is an excellent tutorial. And it is a tutorial. Do not attempt to jump ahead or skip sections. The authors build upon what was covered in previous sections in a fashion unique to this text. And that was it's big- gest weakness for me. Once I have read some- thing, I don't want to reread the entire text to catch a small point I missed earlier. 10 for tutorial, 3 for reference. Was this review helpful to you?   0 of 3 people found the following review helpful: schemer February 27, 1997 Reviewer: A reader This book goes through everything, once, and then again to make sure you can use the definition(even though it might not be defined until you read the examples). I have to use this book for a programming language concepts class, and I say..."Don't USE SCHEME! Lisp is much easier!!!" Was this review helpful to you?   Customers who bought titles by Daniel P. Friedman also bought titles by these authors: R. Kent Dybvig Harold Abelson Brian Harvey Simon Thompson Oliver Grillmeyer Look for similar books by subject: Search for books by subject: Scheme (Computer program langu LISP (Computer program languag Computer Programming Languages Computer Bks - Languages / Programming Computers Programming Languages - LISP Programming Languages - General i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ... I have read this book, and I want to review it. I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book. I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book. Correct errors and omissions in this listing.