# Where can I find the pickaxe ebook?

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/where-can-i-find-the-pickaxe-ebook/4407>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [29 January 2003 22:42 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/where-can-i-find-the-pickaxe-ebook/4407 "2003-01-29T22:42:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dwayne\_Smurdon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Dwayne\_Smurdon](https://rubytalk.org/u/Dwayne_Smurdon)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2003 22:42 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/where-can-i-find-the-pickaxe-ebook/4407/1 "2003-01-29T22:42:50Z")

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Ok, funnier still – I just realized I have been reading the “pickaxe” book.  
I never really paid attention to the background image on the first page.  
🙂

Now I feel even _more_ unlucky. 😉

-D

> **···**
>
> > -----Original Message-----  
> > From: Mauricio Fernandez [[mailto:batsman.geo@yahoo.com](mailto:batsman.geo@yahoo.com)]  
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:33 PM  
> > To: ruby-talk ML  
> > Subject: Re: Where can I find the pickaxe ebook?
> > 
> > On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 06:24:04AM +0900, Dwayne Smurdon @ \> DNA Media Pro wrote:
> > 
> > > I’ve googled and searched a bit on ruby-central, but I  
> > > can’t find anything.
> > 
> > Man, this is hard to believe; you must have felt _very_ unlucky 😉  
> > [Redirect Notice](http://www.google.com/search?q=pickaxe%20book&btnI=I)’%20Feelin  
> > g%20Lucky
> > 
> > –  
> > \_ \_
> > 
> > > > \_\_ \_\_ _| |_ \_\_\_ \_ \_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_ \_ \_ \_\_  
> > > > '\_ \ / _`| __/__ | '_` \_ \ / ` | ’   
> > > > ) | (| | |_\_\_ \ | | | | | (_| | | | |  
> > > > .\_\_/ \_,_|\ __|__ /| |_| |_|\__,_|_| |\_|  
> > > > Running Debian GNU/Linux Sid (unstable)  
> > > > batsman dot geo at yahoo dot com
> > 
> > /\*
> > 
> > - 
> > 
> > ```
> > Please skip to the bottom of this file if you ate
> > 
> > ```
> > 
> > lunch recently
> > 
> > - 
> > 
> > ```
> > -- Alan
> > 
> > ```
> > 
> > \*/  
> > – from Linux kernel pre-2.1.91-1