Ask HN: Good ntro to programming book for adult with no experience?

An adult friend on mine asked me about getting into programming. I let him know first thing that it's super hard to break into, and to just be prepared to do way more work than he expects. He still seems interested in learning more, and so I offered to help him find a good into to programming book, as he'd be starting out with limited access to computers and internet. What book, or other resource, would you recommend as a good starting place?

My primary motivation is to help him explore coding as a career possibility. I want to optimize sparking an interest in him wanting to know more if he's serious enough about digging into it. I'm prepared to help him along, but I am not going to do the work for him.