There was a section on computer programming in the book which got me quite excited, but alas we didn't have a personal computer at home to try out the programs. So, I started writing programs with a pen and paper, coming up with different ideas about what they would input and output. It was only when I started studying computer science at college in the early 90s, that I discovered that there was a name for what I had been doing back then - Pseudocode.
Pseudocode allows you to work out your ideas on paper, before you commit to writing code in a real-world language on your computer. So, when I was working in web development and struggling with a tricky algorithm that would take a large number of database records, and break them up into manageable chunks you could page through, I went to the company lounge with a pen and paper and sat down and worked out a solution - without touching a computer.
This tiny book will teach you the basics of programming without having to learn a computer language. You will learn the three simple constructs, that when combined, will allow you to write ANY computer program. And you will be in a great position to move forward and learn the computer language of your choice.