What good books are out there on program execution models? [on hold]

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Can anyone out there name a few books that address the topic of program execution models??

I want a book that can answer questions such as...

What is the difference between interpreted and compiled languages and what are the performance consequences at runtime??

What is the difference between lazy evaluation, eager evaluation and short circuit evaluation?? Why would one choose to use one evaluation strategy over another?? How do you simulate lazy evaluation in a language that favours eager evaluation??

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