On Nov 4, 2009, at 5:41 PM, James Britt wrote:

> Try The Ruby Programming Language, by David Flanagan & Yukihiro  
> Matsumoto.   Or maybe Programming Ruby, by Dave Thomas.

I would recommend The Ruby Programming Language only if you are an  
experienced programmer. It is more an thorough overview of how the  
language works then a tutorial on programming in it.

If you are a beginner, Programming Ruby is a really good book.

Regards,
Florian Gilcher