Book Suggestions?

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Thanks for the books and advice, but I should note that the program I was in was only a 2-year program, and would only get me a diploma, not a degree. It was a Computer Systems Technology course and not the standard Computer Science one. I felt my time and money wasn't being put to any use.

Self employment would be ideal for me, and I understand the competition is fierce.

Any book suggestions for ASP, Ruby, and Ruby on Rails? Also, what's the best PHP reference book?