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I'm willing to donate the following books to anyone willing to pay the shipping ($4.95 for priority mail, a bit more if you want a confirmation number): Agile Web Development With Rails: David Heinemeier Hansson (Paperback, 2005) ISBN-10: 097669400X | ISBN-13: 9780976694007 Rails Recipes: Chad Fowler (Paperback, 2006) ISBN-10: 0977616606 | ISBN-13: 9780977616602 I'm the original owner of both and they are in perfect shape.

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1) I've never gotten much utility out of Rails books. I've generally gotten much more use out of the API docs and blogs. That said, the Agile Web Development with Rails book is pretty much standard, and Rails Recipes is good for code examples. However, if you're doing something in Rails Recipes, there's probably a plugin for it by now. 2) Because it is very easy to implement an idea in a day and see if it sticks. More than that, when you're faced with a task that might not have much reward, it is easier to do if it doesn't feel like work. Programming in PHP/Java/C#/etc generally feels like work. Programming in Ruby generally feels like fun.

I used three books in this order Agile web development with Rails (for learning rails initially) Beginning Ruby by Peter Cooper (for learning ruby) Rails Recipes (for doing useful stuff) While reading these I also worked on converting an existing web app into rails.

… It's available as a pdf direct from the Pragmatic Programmers -. Skip the Pickaxe book for now, the 1st edition is online at http://www.rubycentral.com/book/ 2. Black's Ruby for Rails (Manning). Read this not long after AWDwR. It provides much insight into the Ruby behind the Rails. 3 (tie). Either Orsini's Rails Cookbook (O'Reilly) (the testing chapter is particularly useful if it's new to you) 3 (tie). Fowler's Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers). Both books are very good. If anything, 'Recipes' gets you movign faster, but you'll probably learn more from the Cookbook. opt. Ajax on Rails by Raymond (O'Reilly). An in Depth Reference to Prototype, Scriptaculus and rjs. Useful since there is no really good reference on these for the noob. opt. The Ruby Way by Fulton (Addison Wesley) An 'inside out' Ruby reference. Instead of going throug…