-* If you are new to programming or if you have the patience to work through a textbook, you should work through a textbook. Some good choices are The Little Schemer book(s) we recommended for the seminar; and also:
+If you are new to programming or if you have the patience to do so, you should work through a textbook.
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+* A warmly-recommended introduction available online is [Teach Yourself Scheme in Fixnum Days](http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/dorai/t-y-scheme/t-y-scheme.html) This is a short introductory text that introduces common Scheme techniques.
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+* The Little Schemer book(s) we recommended for the seminar are good introductions, requiring some more commitment.
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++ [How to Design Programs](http://www.htdp.org/2003-09-26/), by Matthias Felleisen, et al., is another good choice, which the Racket groups recommends. Whenever the book says "Scheme," you can read it as "Racket."