Electronics books

[operator_tape]

out of all those books mentioned in the sticky on electronics wh the best one for a beginner to pick up and read? I don't think I would need all of them to get a grip on building my own gear.

[rolandk]

IMO technical books are written in the personality of the author and the ideal situation would be for you to go to book store, scan through a bunch and find one that is aimed at what you want and is written in a way that speaks to you.
Luckily in Portland there is Powells Technical Books, where they must have 100+ different books on basic electronics alone.

You might also want to pick up one of those beginning electronics projects kits. I have this one and I believe Radio Shack has one too.

[Scodiddly]

Go to your local library - there will probably be a shelf full of books, all free for the borrowing. Grab a few, browse through a bit and find what best helps you understand the stuff.

Basic electronics, even basic audio, doesn't change fast enough for the library books to be out of date.

[housepig]

further to Scodiddly - your local library doesn't have what you want? three words for you - inter-library loan. right now on the way to me, I've got about a dozen books on op amps, timer circuits, and a boatload of Forrest Mims stuff that my local library doesn't have, but other libraries do.

and all from my local library's web page.

[operator_tape]

So its not worth buying anything right now at the begining or ever, just going to a library and picking up some books. Cool, Thanks