Why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby

About this Book......Page 4
Kon\'nichi wa, Ruby......Page 6
The Dog Story......Page 7
The Red Sun Rises......Page 9
How Books Start......Page 10
A Quick (and Hopefully Painless) Ride Through Ruby (with Cartoon Foxes)......Page 12
Language and I MEAN Language......Page 14
The Parts of Speech......Page 15
If I Haven\'t Treated You Like a Child Enough Already......Page 29
An Example to Help You Grow Up......Page 30
And So, The Quick Trip Came To An Eased, Cushioned Halt......Page 32
Floating Little Leaves of Code......Page 34
The Leaf as a Status Symbol in Ambrose......Page 36
Small and Nearly Worthless......Page 40
Chaining Delusions Together......Page 46
The Miracle of Blocks......Page 55
Them What Make the Rules and Them What Live the Dream......Page 62
This One\'s For the Disenfranchised......Page 64
A Castle Has Its Computers......Page 71
The Continued Story of My Daughter\'s Organ Instructor......Page 82
The Goat Wants to Watch a Whole Film......Page 95
The Theft of the Lottery Captain......Page 110
Them What Make the Rules......Page 123
Them What Live the Dream......Page 129
Downtown......Page 134
If I Were Looking For a Vehicle......Page 136
Meanwhile, The Porcupine Stops To Fill-Up......Page 147
A Sponsored Dragon-Slaying......Page 148
Walking, Walking, Walking, Walking and So Forth......Page 173
I\'m Out......Page 198
When You Wish Upon a Beard......Page 202