[jacko0]

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software" by Charles Petzold. The best book I've ever read.

[cbhl]

I find it shocking that out of eight million comments, the top book is only mentioned ~50 times, but the parent comment illustrates why -- many people mention title/author pairs without linking to the book itself.

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold (http://amzn.com/B00JDMPOK2)

[agumonkey]

Could (should?) be a class for teenagers of all kind. Sure the gradual creation of morse code could make them thrilled.

[leksak]

The replies to this comment are all endorsements as well and as such would not get picked up by this web-scraping. Great book though. Amazon link intentionally omitted

[sien]

It's the best book to recommend for people who want a rapid introduction to computers that really provides some understanding.

It really is outstanding.

[coldpie]

I completely agree, this book is fantastic. I read it in high school and I've been meaning to re-read it ever since.