*The Little Schemer*, by Daniel P. Friedman and Matthias Felleisen, currently $23 on [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262560992/ref=pd_sim_books/103-5471398-9229403#reader_0262560992).
This is a classic text introducing the gentle art of programming, using the functional programming language Scheme.
Many people love this book, but it has an unusual dialog format that is not to everybody's taste.
*The Little Schemer*, by Daniel P. Friedman and Matthias Felleisen, currently $23 on [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262560992/ref=pd_sim_books/103-5471398-9229403#reader_0262560992).
This is a classic text introducing the gentle art of programming, using the functional programming language Scheme.
Many people love this book, but it has an unusual dialog format that is not to everybody's taste.