The defacto standard - a must-have for all LISP programmers. In this greatly expanded edition of the defacto standard, you'll learn about the nearly 200 changes already made since original publication - and find out about gray areas likely to be revised later. Written by the Vice- Chairman of X3J13 (the ANSI committee responsible for the standardization of Common Lisp) and co-developer of the language itself, the new edition contains the entire text of the first edition plus six completely new chapters. They cover: - CLOS, the Common Lisp Object System, with new features to support function overloading and object-oriented programming, plus complete technical specifications * Loops, a powerful control structure for multiple variables * Conditions, a generalization of the error signaling mechanism * Series and generators * Plus other subjects not part of the ANSI standards but of interest to professional programmers. Throughout, you'll find fresh examples, additional clarifications, warnings, and tips - all presented with the author's customary vigor and wit.

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Ashley Lelie was never supposed to find the end zone. He was never supposed to strap on his pads. He was never supposed to even make the team. In this eye-opening journey, Lelie chronicles his unlikely rise, fall, and rise again through the NFL ranks and beyond. Walking onto a winless football team is the most improbable way of becoming a hero. That's okay, because Ashley--a breadstick-thin, nerdy freshman--doesn't run on statistics. In the blur of four short seasons the wide receiver ascends from impossible small college "walk on" to first-round draft pick. No other player in NFL history has done this. The feat is the genesis of a mind-bending, seven-year odyssey through six pro teams in five states. Walk On looks at big-time money deals, infighting among teammates and coaches, and unnerving duels with white-collar scammers who drag Ashley Lelie, kicking, to the brink of ruin. Plays showcased are from the Do Not Enter zones of chartered jets, VIP rooms, underground casinos, stacked courtrooms, ritzy mansions, and bullet-riddled limos. And when a legal thunderstorm ends with an unprecedented victory and a rule of law being named after Ashley, the win enables Ashley to walk on once again--this time to a happy marriage, grad school, and to a shining second career after the gridiron.