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» A Little Smalltalk
   By Timothy Budd; Addison-Wesley, 1987, ISBN 0201106981. Guide to line-oriented semi-subset of Smalltalk-80 coded in C, by author; good introduction to elementary object-oriented programming. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201106981

» Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age
   By Michael A. Hiltzik; HarperBusiness, 1999, ISBN 0887309895. By author of The Soul of a New Machine, accessible history of Xerox PARC in 1970s/80s. Purchase sources, chapter sample, author information. [publisher website]
   http://www.harpercollins.com/book/index.aspx?isbn=9780887309892

» Discovering Smalltalk
   By Wilf R. Lalonde; Addison-Wesley, 1994, ISBN 0805327207. An introduction to language, detailed coverage of fundamental object-oriented programming concepts: objects, parts, methods, classes, inheritance. [Addison-Wesley]
   http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,,0805327207,00%2ben-USS_01DBC.html

» Free Online Smalltalk Books
   Mostly out of print, many are classics; chapters are PDF format. [online]
   http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks.html

» Inside Smalltalk, Volume 1
   By Wilf R. Lalonde, John R. Pugh; Prentice Hall, 1990, ISBN 0134684141. Introduces this object-oriented programming language, focusing on classes, subclassing, inheritance, message passing. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0134684141

» Inside Smalltalk, Volume 2
   By Wilf R. Lalonde, John R. Pugh; Prentice Hall, 1991, ISBN 0134659643. Explores Smalltalk system as a potent and efficient prototyping and development environment. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0134659643

» Jonathan Pletzke's Smalltalk Book List
   1995-1997, The Technical Expertise Corp. Format: author name (last, first), title, publisher, year, ISBN, cost, pages, media.
   http://home.sprynet.com/~jpletzke/booklist.htm

» Object-Oriented Engineering: Building Engineering Systems Using Smalltalk-80
   By John R. Bourne; CRC Press, 1992, ISBN 025611210X. Introduces understanding and using object-oriented methodologies for engineering problem solving, focus on analysis and design. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/025611210X

» On to Smalltalk
   By Patrick Henry Winston; Addison-Wesley, 1998, ISBN 0201498278. Each easily understood section adds new abilities to a short, representative Smalltalk program. [Addison-Wesley]
   http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,,0201498278,00%2ben-USS_01DBC.html

» Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns
   By Kent Beck; Prentice Hall, 1997, ISBN 013476904X. Real world style guide for better programming; gives set of patterns that organize informal experience successful Smalltalk programmers learned the hard way. [Prentice Hall]
   http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,,013476904X,00%2ben-USS_01DBC.html

» Smalltalk with Style
   By Suzanne Skublics, Edward J. Klimas, David A. Thomas; Prentice Hall, 1996, ISBN 0131655493. For OO programming courses; fills gap between software engineering principles and practice of programming in OOP languages. [Prentice Hall]
   http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,,0131655493,00%2ben-USS_01DBC.html

» Smalltalk, Objects, and Design
   By Chamond Liu; iUniverse.com, 2000, ISBN 1583484906. Programmer's guide integrates language with object-oriented design solutions; focus: practical alternatives, trade-offs. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1583484906

» Smalltalk-80
   Addison-Wesley; 1989, ISBN 0201113716. Paperback. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201113716

» Smalltalk-80: Bits of History, Words of Advice
   Edited by Glen Krasner; Addison-Wesley, 1983, ISBN 0201116693. Tells how Smalltalk was first invented, and then how it was introduced to the world, with chapters by key participants. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201116693

» Smalltalk-80: The Interactive Programming Environment
   By Adele Goldberg; Addison-Wesley, 1983, ISBN 0201113724. In depth explanation of the programming user interface. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201113724

» Smalltalk-80: The Language
   By Adele Goldberg, David Robson; Addison-Wesley, 1989, ISBN 0201136880. Likely the most famous, influential Smalltalk book, and one of the first, by two of its original creators; considered a Smalltalk bible. [Addison-Wesley]
   http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,,0201136880,00%2ben-USS_01DBC.html

» Smalltalk: An Introduction to Application Development Using VisualWorks
   By Trevor Hopkins, Bernard Horan; Prentice Hall, 1995, ISBN 0133183874. Full guide with what users must know to start writing applications. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0133183874

» The Art and Science of Smalltalk
   By Simon Lewis; Prentice Hall, 1995. Introduces programming in Smalltalk, covers technical background for programmers, managers; introduces some basic philosophy of language. Description with table of contents.
   http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr/FreeBooks/Art/artAdded174186187Final.pdf

» The Design and Evaluation of a High Performance Smalltalk System
   By David M. Ungar; dissertation sponsored by DARPA; read online or download PDF. [UC Berkeley SUNSITE, Online]
   ftp://sunsite.berkeley.edu/pub/techreps/CSD-86-287.html

» The Dolphin Smalltalk Companion: A Hands-on Guide to Building Complete Applications
   Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201737930

» The Smalltalk Developers Guide to VisualWorks
   By Timothy Howard; Prentice Hall, 1995, ISBN 013442526X, has CD-ROM. Describes ParcPlace environment in terms of basic Smalltalk ideas, shows how to solve problems, develop applications. [Amazon.com]
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/013442526X