By Peter Seibel; Apress, 2005, ISBN 1590592395. Focus: putting CL to practical use with example projects: spam filter, ID3 parser, Shoutcast server. Source code downloads. Full version online.

By Peter Norvig; Morgan Kaufmann, 1992, ISBN 1558601910. Overview of classical AI programming, valuable history lessons, basic introduction to Lisp, efficiency considerations.

By Paul Graham; Prentice Hall, 1995, ISBN 0133708756. Tutorial introduction of essential Lisp programming concepts, plus a convenient, up-to-date reference manual, for ANSI CL.

By Paul Graham; Prentice Hall, 1993, ISBN 0130305529. Thorough study of advanced methods, with bottom-up programming as unifying theme. First full description of macros and their uses. Covers important topics related to bottom-up programming: function...

Collaborative project; goal: write for CL a work similar to O'Reilly Media's Perl Cookbook.

By David S. Touretzky; Benjamin-Cummings, 1989, ISBN 0805304924. Fine introduction for beginners; even one who never programmed before in any language will be able to use this book, yet covers all relevant topics thoroughly. Full version online, two f...

A variety of books on Common Lisp programming and AI, personally chosen by an experienced developer.

Guide to online Lisp resources.

By Stephen Slade; Prentice Hall PTR, 1998, ISBN 0136059406. Likely the best book available on using a CL environment for uses other than AI programming.

By Stuart C. Shapiro; W.H. Freeman, 1992, ISBN 0716782189. For advanced CS students, undergraduate and graduate, stepped tutorial, many exercises and assignments for hands-on learning. treats functional before imperative programming, covers CLOS. Full...