I'd suggest going trough learn-common-lisp-in-y-minutes (1) just to get an idea about the syntax, read On Lisp (2) and Practical Common Lisp (3) and just starti

I'd suggest going trough learn-common-lisp-in-y-minutes (1) just to get an idea about the syntax, read On Lisp (2) and Practical Common Lisp (3) and just starting using it to build stuff. On Lisp by pg explains very well what lisp is all about in the first few chapters. 1: http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/common-lisp/ http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/common-lisp/ 2: http://www.paulgraham.com/onlisp.html http://www.paulgraham.com/onlisp.html 3: http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/ http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/