Ruby, From Beginner To Expert

The list author says:
	"An excellent all-rounder. If you only want to buy one book to get started, this is the best choice."

The list author says:
	"I would happily recommend this to anyone completely new to programming - it is the best introduction that I've read (for any language)."

The list author says:
	"Get this book once you've learned the basics of Ruby, and want to go further. It might seem a bit heavy for a beginner, because it is scrupulously thorough."

The list author says:
	"A very useful working reference, but not the best tutorial - make this your second or third Ruby book"

The list author says:
	"This is a fun way to practice - the author walks you through a set of neat little projects, and manages to fit in some advanced concepts along the way"

The list author says:
	"This is a well-regarded and current introduction to Ruby's most popular Web framework. Many Rails books around were actually written for version 1 - buyer beware!"

The list author says:
	"Every programmer should know this classic book, but the ideas that it teaches have become absolutely pervasive in the Ruby community"

The list author says:
	"Get this when you start to develop larger and more complex systems: you will be glad that you did"

The list author says:
	"Seems to provide a lot of good advice."

The list author says:
	"Short, but absolutely packed with wisdom for Ruby-using administrators"

The list author says:
	"Co-written by the designer of Ruby. Probably worth reading for insights, but not the best book for starting out"

The list author says:
	"A disrecommendation: it was once a very useful resource, but is now so outdated that it can lead you astray"