Computer Wimp No More: Intelligent Beginner's Guide to Computers

I first read this several years ago, and while some of the technical info has surely changed, his basic comments about computers and how to use them remain very sound. It's written with dry wit, highly quotable, but lays out how-to's and whys for the beginner in a way that has appealed to many to whom I've shown the book. This isn't for the highly technical, although they will find it funny. It's for the bright going into a new technical world. Interesting illustrations.