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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (The Mit Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Series)

158 reviews
Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, ...

BYTE, 1984

this book saved my life
So there I was, 18 years old, having been raised on a toxic stew of MS-BASIC, Apple II assembly and some MPW Pascal. My mind was poisoned. Everything I knew about programming was wrong. I read book after book on programming and CS, but none of them really seemed to make a real dent in my style. Enter SICP. In a few months, this book reshaped my concept of what it meant to program a ...

Instructor's Manual t/a Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition

5 reviews
Julie Sussman

The MIT Press, 1998

If you believe you are smart, read this book.
Wow~ Wonderful book! MIT is always MIT. You will learn a lot about scientific programming through reading this book. I agree some point of the previous reviewer. The book doesn't tell you lots of things about essential software developing. However, it trains your brain to stand in the later complex programming. I started programming since 10, and I have 7 years of programming experience. I ...

I Can Read That: A Traveler's Introduction to Chinese Characters

16 reviews
Julie Sussman

China Books & Periodicals, 1994

Bailed me out of a tight spot!
I recently went to China for a few weeks to teach English, and found that after a little bit of study with this book I could easily recognize the basic characters for such handy words as entrance, man, woman, Beijing, etc. But my work really paid off when a friend and I got lost on top of the Great Wall in a sea of Chinese people, none of whom spoke English (how one gets lost on top of a wall is ...

Dare to Repair : A Do-it-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Home

35 reviews
Julie Sussman, Stephanie Glakas-Tenet, 2002

Great handbook for new homeowners: men and women alike!
Except for the girl power cover art and the fun, feminine little anecdotes that precede each section ("If you can paint your nails, you can do this repair. Just don't get the enamels mixed up!"), there isn't much that deciphers this book from any other general home repair guide...and that's not necessarily a bad thing. "Dare to Repair" bills itself as "a do-it-HERself guide," but the ...

Dare to Repair Plumbing (Collins Gem) (Collins Gem)

4 reviews
Julie Sussman, Stephanie Glakas-tenet

Collins Living, 2005

Dare to Repair Autos
The presentation has sufficient detail on the mechanics of repairing simple to intermediate-level breakages for cars. The presentation includes: - a circuit map depicting how to replace fuses - fuel injector gasket leak repairs - a cracked radiator hose - the heater core The acquisition would be helpful for anyone seeking to learn about repairing cars either in their spare time or for ...

Dare To Repair Your Car: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Maintenance, Safety, Minor Fix-Its, and Talking Shop
Julie Sussman, Stephanie Glakas-tenet

Collins Living, 2005

We're back! And this time we've got your back when it comes to you and your car. In Dare to Repair: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Home , we opened the door for you into the world of basic home repairs. Now, we're opening a different one -- a car door. Dare to Repair Your Car is a basic car care and safety book written by women for women ... and men, and new teen drivers, and senior drivers. Okay, it's for every ...

Programming in Scheme: Trade Edition
Michael Eisenberg

The MIT Press, 1990

"With this book you can learn to write good programs that do interesting things right off the bat," writes software developer Julie Sussman. "This is the introductory [programming] text that I wish I had had" Scheme - a simple, learnable dialect of LISP has emerged as a popular educational language as well as a serious tool for producing applications and system software. Programming in Scheme provides an accessible introduction to Scheme ...