Best Introductions to Computing

These books introduce the non-technical reader to the conceptual side of computing.

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1	Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold 4.40 avg rating — 10,389 ratings score: 495, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work by William Daniel Hillis 4.06 avg rating — 814 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	D is for Digital: What a well-informed person should know about computers and communications by Brian W. Kernighan 4.16 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's Computers by John MacCormick (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 1,646 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The STREAM TONE: The Future of Personal Computing? by T. Gilling (Goodreads Author) 3.17 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 34,314 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion by Hal Abelson 3.55 avg rating — 382 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Digitized: The Science of Computers and How It Shapes Our World by Peter J. Bentley 3.71 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Lauren Ipsum by Carlos Bueno (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 732 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars