Two Books to Explain How Computers Really Work (Score 1)

Computer Science, an Overview by J. Glenn Brookshear
(Addison- Wesley, 6th ed., 2000) (How many of you had this for a text book?)

Code, The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold, 2000.
(Yes, its published by Microshit - so get it at your public library)