Obtaining Hal's "The Ruby Way" in the UK
Glenn Smith
come back and told me they are unable to get hold of a copy.
2nd hand prices are silly money.
Is it out of print, or does anybody know where I can get hold of a
copy (pref from the UK).
Ta
--
All the best
Glenn
Aylesbury, UK
gregarican
book, as it builds upon what I had already learned from Sam's
Publishing "Ruby in 21 Days" and Pickaxe I. "The Ruby Way" is a great
reference for practical everyday applications of Ruby in action.
Awhile back I read that the Practical Programmer folks are going to
release new/updated Ruby titles. Definitely looking forward to this
seeing some of my Ruby bookshelf is getting long in the tooth (e.g. -
"Ruby in a Nutshell). Of course that's nothing compared to some of my
Smalltalk reference material like "Smalltalk-80: The Language", which
is about 16 years old.
Nura...@aol.com
searching with Abebooks, I found a copy at elbeteam for 27.10 Pounds +
postage around 2-4 Pounds (from Germany)
_http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=fulton&y=6&tn=the+ruby+way
&x=52&sortby=3_
(http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=fulton&y=6&tn=the+ruby+way&x=52&sortby=3)
In the text description, they say, it is a new book and they send it within
1-2 working days,
so that you could have it in Britain in 2-14 days, depending on how much
postage you are
willing to pay.
I had ordered another book from that company and their service was very good
(I am not related to that company.)
If you have questions, you can send emails in English to people in Germany.
Alternatively, there seem to be several copies available from booksellers in
the
US, but nothing at a reasonable price in the UK. See the list from ISBN.nu at
_http://isbn.nu/0672320835_ (http://isbn.nu/0672320835)
If you just want to have a look at a copy or photocopy some pages , you can
find it
in several libraries in the UK:
_http://copac.ac.uk/wzgw?id=1719671&f=u&esn=F&rsn=1&rn=1_
(http://copac.ac.uk/wzgw?id=1719671&f=u&esn=F&rsn=1&rn=1)
Hope that helps,
Axel
gregarican
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2228&item=6910163904&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V.
Dick Davies
> Dear Glenn,
>
> searching with Abebooks, I found a copy at elbeteam for 27.10 Pounds +
> postage around 2-4 Pounds (from Germany)
Ack! You can have mine for 15 quid if you want it, drop me a mail if you do..
(Cardiff, Wales).
--
'The pie is ready. You guys like swarms of things, right?'
-- Bender
Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
Hal Fulton
> * Nura...@aol.com <Nura...@aol.com> [0459 16:59]:
>
>>Dear Glenn,
>>
>>searching with Abebooks, I found a copy at elbeteam for 27.10 Pounds +
>>postage around 2-4 Pounds (from Germany)
>
>
> Ack! You can have mine for 15 quid if you want it, drop me a mail if you do..
> (Cardiff, Wales).
O'Reilly has a thing called Safari -- don't have a link handy. Anyhow,
it's available electronically if you're a subscriber.
Hal
PS - My American ears tingle with wonder every time someone uses the
word 'quid.' Yes, even in writing. HF
James Edward Gray II
> O'Reilly has a thing called Safari -- don't have a link handy. Anyhow,
> it's available electronically if you're a subscriber.
What *I* want to know is when do we get an updated copy, Hal? Surely
you've got plenty of fresh material to wow us with... :)
James Edward Gray II
pat eyler
I saw the subject line without a '?' and thought this was an announcement.
I don't know whether to laugh at my mistake or be sad that it's not true.
>
> James Edward Gray II
>
>
--
thanks,
-pate
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Timothy Hunter
This might be a good question to ask the publisher instead of Hal. We
need to let them know we're willing to part with real money for a copy
of a new edition.
Hal Fulton
Ha... it's still a possibility. I've got other projects that keep me
away from it at the moment...
It would be a tough update, of course... 30% of the work would be
(a) ripping out old stuff and (b) deciding what not to cover.
That's assuming people don't want a 4,000 page book published in
2009 and weighing as much as a Volkswagen.
Hal
Aredridel
> (a) ripping out old stuff and (b) deciding what not to cover.
> That's assuming people don't want a 4,000 page book published in
> 2009 and weighing as much as a Volkswagen.
If well indexed, I'd buy that as a PDF.
Jon Lim
> O'Reilly has a thing called Safari -- don't have a link handy. Anyhow,
> it's available electronically if you're a subscriber.
You can trial safari for a bit I think. It's also much easier to
search the book online too! Matz's ORA book and Sams Teach Yourself
are also on there.
Glenn Smith
about safari, and might look into that as well for other books.
Ta all
Glenn. Who is now suffering from flu-symptoms :o(
Christian Neukirchen
I, for one, would enjoy having a "The Art Of Ruby Programming". :-)
> Hal
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pat eyler
> I, for one, would enjoy having a "The Art Of Ruby Programming". :-)
But only if it's produced on a tighter schedule. I'm not sure I could
wait more than 30 years for Hal to finish. ;^)
>
> --
> Christian Neukirchen <chneuk...@gmail.com> http://chneukirchen.org
>
>
Dick Davies
> >>searching with Abebooks, I found a copy at elbeteam for 27.10 Pounds +
> >>postage around 2-4 Pounds (from Germany)
> >Ack! You can have mine for 15 quid if you want it, drop me a mail if you
> >do..
> >(Cardiff, Wales).
> O'Reilly has a thing called Safari -- don't have a link handy. Anyhow,
> it's available electronically if you're a subscriber.
Oh, ahem, hi Hal.... that obviously should have read
s/for 15 quid.*/when you pry it from my cold dead hands/
the keys are right next to each other, look !
> PS - My American ears tingle with wonder every time someone uses the
> word 'quid.' Yes, even in writing. HF
Happy to oblige :)
I must leave now, to drink tea and discuss cricket and the weather.
--
'Good news, everyone! I've taught the toaster to feel love!'
-- Prof. Farnsworth
Robert McGovern
> away from it at the moment...
Hal if Sams didn't go with a 2nd edition, or the volumeisd way
suggested by botp, could you take the title and content to the Prag
Prog imprint?
> It would be a tough update, of course... 30% of the work would be
> (a) ripping out old stuff and (b) deciding what not to cover.
> That's assuming people don't want a 4,000 page book published in
> 2009 and weighing as much as a Volkswagen.
Hmm, not sure our new bookshelves could take the weight but it would
give our cats something high to perch on.
Rob