couple of rspec tests still dont work on the books_controller.  the problem is build vs. create.  'build' is not creating the relationship in 'record'
added lots of faker data
added goodreads gem, started playing around with fetching titles
fixed rspec problem - the issue is that the view had 'fake' html comments'
added good_reads model and rough class that wraps goodreads search api
upgraded to rails 3.2.12