I'm a book-learner myself, and I highly recommend the Ruby and RoR books from Pragmatic Programmers (http://www.pragprog.com)
Wonderful - I've looked at the titles, there's a lot of interesting stuff by the looks of it. Is there a particular Ruby title you'd recommend to a beginner Ruby programmer?
Sorry for the late response. I would look at Agile Web Development With Rails (4th Ed), Programming Ruby (2nd Ed), and The RSpec Book.