I've been through Clojure Programming, The Joy of Clojure, and Programming Clojure, and this is the one I'm recommending. The review hits on many of the reasons, but I also particularly liked how this book dealt with Java interop (not until after a solid foundation had been built around Clojure). I feel that many JVM language books jump too fast into talking about interacting with Java, to the detriment of learning the language in question.

Thanks to Avi for the very kind words.

FYI, the preface, ToC, and first chapter are available here [PDF]: http://cdn.oreilly.com/oreilly/booksamplers/9781449394707_sa...

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Thanks a lot for that nudge. Just fighting Amazon to give me a digital version.

I wanted to buy a Clojure book for quite some time, but this time I was converted successfully (having played with ClojureScript last night certainly helped to intrigue me again).

I'm slowly working my way through the book in order to write a review, myself. I've only gotten through the Chapter 1-Down the Rabbit Hole, but already, I'm pretty happy with how the book is fairly gradual and walks you through what it's presenting to you.

Any recommendations for someone who isn't familiar with FP at all?

Thanks!