Get into Ruby
There's an ever-growing choice of Ruby reading material for your perusal.

But, buyer beware. Most books are mediocre at best. Some books outright suck, while a handful are true finds.

Here are some tips on picking Ruby books:

See if your local library has it.

Read reviews and ask around.

Ask about books on the ruby-talk mailing list.

Do not ask on the Ruby Forum Web site.

Give more weight to comments from people who frequently help answer questions on ruby-talk; they are the ones who actually know stuff.

Be deeply suspicious of reviews from people posting via Ruby Forum. (Yes, that's a broad categorization, and yes, there's a reason for it.)

Consider what you need, and what to reasonably expect from a book. A good number of books can be fairly half-assed when taken as a whole, but some may contain just that piece of info that saves you time and money on a job before becoming your newest $40.00 doorstop.

The Well-Grounded RubyistRuby in PracticeRuby Best Practices
The Well-Grounded Rubyist
by David A. Black
$29.69
Get this book. David A. Black knows Ruby.
Ruby in Practice
by Jeremy McAnally
$26.39
Ruby Best Practices
by Gregory Brown
$23.09
Grab this! You'll learn seriously cool Ruby techniques and practices.
The Ruby Programming LanguageThe Ruby Way, Second Edition: Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series)Everyday Scripting with Ruby: For Teams, Testers, and You
The Ruby Programming Language
by David Flanagan
$26.39
A great way to start in on Ruby 1.9. A few quirks, but otherwise a good way to get running with Ruby.
The Ruby Way, Second Edition: Solutions and...
by Hal Fulton
$29.69
Once you learn the basics you'll want to get into the tools and techniques to help you excel and master The Ruby Way.
Everyday Scripting with Ruby: For Teams, Te...
by Brian Marick
$19.77
Enterprise Integration with RubyLearn to Program (Pragmatic Programmers)Agile Web Development with Rails, Third Edition
Enterprise Integration with Ruby
by Maik Schmidt
$21.75
Learn to Program (Pragmatic Programmers)
by Chris Pine
$12.58
Agile Web Development with Rails, Third Edi...
by Sam Ruby
$29.01
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