gistfile1.txt

  def get_matching_books query
    matching_books = []
    bs = GData::Client::BookSearch.new
    feed = bs.get("http://books.google.com/books/feeds/volumes?q=#{URI::encode query}").to_xml

    feed.elements.each('entry') do |entry|
      feed_book = Book.new
      feed_book.title = entry.elements['title'].text
      feed_book.image_url = entry.elements["link[@rel='http://schemas.google.com/books/2008/thumbnail']"].attribute('href').value
      
      # image_element = entry.elements["link[@rel='http://schemas.google.com/books/2008/thumbnail']"]
      # feed_book.image_url = image_element ? image_element.attribute('href').value : 'images/logo.png'
      matching_books.push feed_book
    end
    matching_books
  end