# \[ANN/ADV\] "The Well-Grounded Rubyist" now out in paperback

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**Author:** ![David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/David_ASBlack)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-adv-the-well-grounded-rubyist-now-out-in-paperback/167776/1 "2009-05-12T13:44:34Z")

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Hello all –

I’m delighted to announce that my new book “The Well-Grounded Rubyist”  
is now available in paperback (and still in PDF, of course). It’s  
published by Manning, and it’s in stock at the publisher[1] and  
Amazon[2].

TWGR is a reworking, “repurposing” of my 2006 book “Ruby for Rails”.  
It’s not “for Rails” this time; it’s Ruby, specifically Ruby 1.9. It’s  
got lots of new topics, and expansion and updating of everything.

Enjoy! And let me know how you like it.

David

P.S. The cover was redesigned along the way which is why the covers at  
Manning and Amazon are different at the moment. Same book though 🙂

[1] [The Well-Grounded Rubyist](http://manning.com/black2)  
[2] [http://tinyurl.com/twgramz](http://tinyurl.com/twgramz)

–  
David A. Black / Ruby Power and Light, LLC  
Ruby/Rails consulting & training: [http://www.rubypal.com](http://www.rubypal.com)  
Now available: The Well-Grounded Rubyist ([The Well-Grounded Rubyist](http://manning.com/black2))  
“Ruby 1.9: What You Need To Know” Envycasts with David A. Black  
[http://www.envycasts.com](http://www.envycasts.com)

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**Author:** ![David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/David_ASBlack)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-adv-the-well-grounded-rubyist-now-out-in-paperback/167776/2 "2009-05-13T02:24:14Z")

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David A. Black wrote:

> Hello all –
> 
> I’m delighted to announce that my new book “The Well-Grounded Rubyist”  
> is now available in paperback (and still in PDF, of course). It’s  
> published by Manning, and it’s in stock at the publisher[1] and  
> Amazon[2].

Arrived this morning on my desk.