I got this book for my 15 ear old son who has never programmed. It is very well designed to help the beginner through ACTIVELY learning the core fundamentals of programming. For the novice, this is by far the best book I found. Warning, it does require you to think from the start. My son was put off by what he thought was slow progress. What he didnot realize was that he learned in 3 days what I learned in the first 6 wk of class. I highly recommend this series. I own 6 titles and they are all excellent.
