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Beginning Lua Programming

• Beginning Lua Programming by Kurt Jung and AaronBrown. Paperback: 672 pages, Publisher: Wrox (February 12, 2007), Language: English, ISBN-10: 0470069171, ISBN-13: 978-0470069172.
• Written to be usable by beginners, but we think more experienced programmers will also find it useful. It covers:
  • the entire Lua 5.1 language (including the built-in libraries; differences with Lua 5.0 are also noted)
  • interfacing Lua with C and other languages
  • a variety of community-written libraries
  • introductions to using Lua with and for: databases, web and network programming, game programming, and handheld devices
• More info:
  • [Amazon] -- with "Search Inside!" feature; [Barnes & Noble]; publisher sites: [Wiley], [Wrox] -- including samples: Chapter 1, the table of contents, and the index.
  • [a thread] and [another thread] on lua-l

Programming in Lua

• Programming in Lua by Roberto Ierusalimschy ([Second Edition] [First Edition])
• Third Edition: January 2013, ISBN: 859037985X. Second Edition: March 2006, ISBN: 8590379825. First Edition: November 2003. ISBN: 8590379817.
• Roberto is the lead developer of Lua.
• To buy 3rd edition: [Amazon]
• To buy 2nd edition: North America: [Amazon] [Amazon.ca] [Barnes & Noble]; UK: [Amazon.co.uk]
• To buy 1st edition: North America: [Amazon], [Amazon.ca], [Barnes & Noble]; UK: [Holborn], [Amazon.co.uk]
• Comments: ProgrammingInLuaComments
• Solutions of exercises: ProgrammingInLuaExercises

Lua Quick Start Guide

• Lua Quick Start Guide by Gabor Szauer
• July 2018, ISBN 978-1-7893432-2-9
• Links: [Amazon]

Lua Quick Reference

• Lua Quick Reference by Mitchell
• Foicica.com 2017, ISBN 978-0-9912379-3-7
• Links: [Order page]

Lua Programming Gems

• Lua Programming Gems edited by L. H. de Figueiredo, W. Celes, R. Ierusalimschy ([1])
• December 2008, ISBN 978-85-903798-4-3 .
• Chapters contributed by Lua users.
• Links: [Amazon (North America)]
• Discussion: [2]

Game Programming with Python, Lua, and Ruby

• Game Programming With Python, Lua, and Ruby by Tom Gutschmidt.
• December 2003. ISBN: 1592000770.
• Links: [Amazon].

Programming Game AI by Example

• Programming Game AI by Example by Mat Buckland
• Wordware Publishing 2004, ISBN: 1556220782
• The chapter about scripting introduces Lua and Luabind.
• Author's book page: http://www.ai-junkie.com/books/toc_pgaibe.html

Game Development with Lua

• Game Development with Lua by Paul Schuytema and Mark Manyen
• Delmar Thomson Learning 2005, ISBN: 1584504048
• Author's Blog: http://www.woundedbadger.com/news.html