The Rails Way

AWD (to start) + Rails Way (for the details)

The Rails Way is pretty good. http://www.amazon.com/Rails-Way-Addison-Wesley-Professional-... (http://www.amazon.com/Rails-Way-Addison-Wesley-Professional-Ruby/dp/0321445619) I've found the peepcode webcasts worth their weight in gold, but that's not a book =) And I found Design Patterns in Ruby pretty good for Ruby beginners http://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Ruby-Addison-Wesley-Pr... (http://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Ruby-Addison-Wesley-Professional/dp/0321490452/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251065278&sr=1-1) http://peepcode.com/