Python in a Nutshell, Second Edition (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))36 reviews Alex Martelli O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006 Python in a Nutshell 2nd Edition + Great book - a little lenghty for a nutshell + A must-have + A Python Developer's Third Arm + Best reference for Python             Practical Common Lisp49 reviews Peter Seibel Apress, 2005 Perfect companion to Lispworks LISP IDE for Windows + wordy though useful and expansive + Quite Possibly the Best Language Tutorial Ever Written + Very helpful and practical + A great beginner/intermediate text             Classic Shell Scripting11 reviews Arnold Robbins, Nelson H.F. Beebe O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 Practical and useful + Excellent book to learn the basics + A good intro on Unix shell scripting and the problems it solves + Nice overview of Bourne/sh scripting + Okay             Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming (2nd Edition) (International Computer Science Series)14 reviews Simon Thompson Addison Wesley, 1999 Review from a first-year computer science perspective + A good book for the advanced programmer or the absolute beginner, but bloody confusing for intermediate college students. + Great overall, no need for other books, though Monads still ill-explained + Good gradual introduction; good value for money             Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide, Second Edition58 reviews Dave Thomas, Chad Fowler, ... Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2004 Excellent Book - Must Have for any Ruby Developer + Good Stuff + This book gets me home late! First and foremost, this book isn't a beginners guide to ruby, it doesn't hold your hand from "Hello, world", and it expects you to already know the basics of programming. Also, this book isn't a tutorial, it's a reference book first and foremost, and while it *does* guide you through some of ...             Programming in Lua, Second Edition22 reviews Roberto Ierusalimschy Lua.org, 2006 Lua will have no secrets... + Excellent Language Book + Great introduction to Lua + Great book, but needs slight improvement + Great book for learning the Lua language.             Python in a Nutshell, Second Edition (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))36 reviews Alex Martelli O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006 Python in a Nutshell 2nd Edition + Great book - a little lenghty for a nutshell + A must-have + A Python Developer's Third Arm + Best reference for Python             Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming (2nd Edition) (International Computer Science Series)14 reviews Simon Thompson Addison Wesley, 1999 Review from a first-year computer science perspective + A good book for the advanced programmer or the absolute beginner, but bloody confusing for intermediate college students. + Great overall, no need for other books, though Monads still ill-explained + Good gradual introduction; good value for money             Classic Shell Scripting11 reviews Arnold Robbins, Nelson H.F. Beebe O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 Practical and useful + Excellent book to learn the basics + A good intro on Unix shell scripting and the problems it solves + Nice overview of Bourne/sh scripting + Okay             Programming in Lua, Second Edition22 reviews Roberto Ierusalimschy Lua.org, 2006 Lua will have no secrets... + Excellent Language Book + Great introduction to Lua + Great book, but needs slight improvement + Great book for learning the Lua language.             Practical Common Lisp49 reviews Peter Seibel Apress, 2005 Perfect companion to Lispworks LISP IDE for Windows + wordy though useful and expansive + Quite Possibly the Best Language Tutorial Ever Written + Very helpful and practical + A great beginner/intermediate text             Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide, Second Edition58 reviews Dave Thomas, Chad Fowler, ... Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2004 Excellent Book - Must Have for any Ruby Developer + Good Stuff + This book gets me home late! First and foremost, this book isn't a beginners guide to ruby, it doesn't hold your hand from "Hello, world", and it expects you to already know the basics of programming. Also, this book isn't a tutorial, it's a reference book first and foremost, and while it *does* guide you through some of ...