Functional Programming in Scala would be my suggestion: http://www.amazon.com/Functional-Programming-Scala-Paul-Chiusano/dp/1617290653 http://www.amazon.com/Fu

Functional Programming in Scala would be my suggestion: http://www.amazon.com/Functional-Programming-Scala-Paul-Chiusano/dp/1617290653 http://www.amazon.com/Functional-Programming-Scala-Paul-Chiu... I would consider it an updated and more practically minded version of SICP, which is of course amazing as well but not the sort of book you asked for.