set gem date to automatically set itself to "today" on build
added beginnings of a sparse demo settings file
added to_points array function that converts every member of an array to points
restructured options_map.yml to use key names as hash indexes for easier and cleaner options parsing logic
now parses all options for the book object
changed some of the defaults to more readable values, set the sections and versions default types to empty arrays
deleted the now obsolete book_init module
cleaned up many now obsolete initializer methods, consolidated the attr_writer and attr_accessor declarations into one block