Also, a worthy introduction to the field would be The New Turing Omnibus by A.K.Dewdney. In fact, I'd recommend this book first, for it gives self-taught progr

Also, a worthy introduction to the field would be The New Turing Omnibus by A.K.Dewdney. In fact, I'd recommend this book first, for it gives self-taught programmers a taste of nearly everything in computer science (and thus equips them to know which branch they'd like to pursue next).