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I would have to agree; I was surprised how entertaining this book was when read it a few weeks ago after it was mentioned on DadHacker.

There is a legal HTML'd version of the missing chapters here:

http://users.ipa.net/~dwighth/smalltalk/bluebook/bluebook_im...

I also vaguely remember the ACM releasing the full PDF of the book if you signed up for a free account. It was posted on lambda-the-ultimate at some point.

Python: - the first time I concisely solved a seemingly complex problem with a few list comprehensions and a well thought out structure of maps and lists

C: - Using an include file as a simple database and redefining a macro to form a primitive code generator (first saw this in a CPU simulator)

Haskell: - SPJ's books on implementing functional languages -- the simple beginning pieces seemed to generate more Aha moments (pretty printing and parsing)

While none of these are specific to the given language, they represent points-of-no-return for a change in the way I think about solving (or even representing) problems.