A Ruby on Rails 2 Bookshelf

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Simply Rails 2
1.  Simply Rails 2 by Patrick Lenz
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  "A well-rounded and nicely paced introduction to Rails."
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Agile Web Development with Rails (Pragmatic Programmers)
2.  Agile Web Development with Rails (Pragmatic Programmers) by Sam Ruby
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  "AWDR is the defacto official book, but I didn't like the previous edition, so haven't looked at this latest one."
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Rails for .NET Developers (Facets of Ruby)
3.  Rails for .NET Developers (Facets of Ruby) by Jeff Cohen
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  "This book might be more useful to current .NET developers than those above."
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The Rails Way: Driving Rails into the Enterprise (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby)
4.  The Rails Way: Driving Rails into the Enterprise (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby) by Obie Fernandez
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  "Often recommended as the next book that you should get after you learn the basics of Rails."
£27.19   Used & New from: £0.01
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The Pragmatic Programmer
5.  The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt
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  "Every programmer should know this classic book, but the ideas that it teaches have become absolutely pervasive in the Ruby community"
£28.89   Used & New from: £17.19
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MySQL (Developer's Library)
6.  MySQL (Developer's Library) by Paul DuBois
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  "Probably the best book around on the MySQL database server."
£23.39   Used & New from: £16.14
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Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals)
7.  Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals) by David Pogue
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  "You don't have to use a Mac to develop with Rails, but if you do decide to get a Mac, this is the best book on OS X."
£17.54   Used & New from: £0.01
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TextMate: Power Editing for the Mac (Pragmatic Programmers)
8.  TextMate: Power Editing for the Mac (Pragmatic Programmers) by James Edward Gray II
The list author says:
  "TextMate is a standard with Mac Rubyists. Unfortunately, most of it's power is not obvious, or clearly documented. I think that this book is essential to get the most out of what is an amazing editor."
£19.54   Used & New from: £1.27
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Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration : From Novice to Professional, 2nd Edition (Expert's Voice in Linux)
9.  Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration : From Novice to Professional, 2nd Edition (Expert's Voice in Linux) by Sander van Vugt
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  "Linux is the standard server operating system for Rails deployment. This is a good choice if you haven't used a UNIX-like system before."
£24.56   Used & New from: £4.65
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