"The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer" by Jane Smiley; Doubleday (256 pages, $25.95) Neither Steve Jobs nor Bill Gates invented the computer, despite the ...

We've had several suggestions from readers about how to deal with annoying phone calls from folks trying to extract money from us. Olive M. Campbell's tale is one of my favorites. Olive, a resident of ...