Buy used:

$10.78

$25.99 delivery December 29 - January 20. Details

Used: Good | Details

Sold by LuminaryBooks

Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Only 1 left in stock - order soon.

Add to List

Added to

Unable to add item to List. Please try again.

Other sellers on Amazon

New & Used (27) from $9.97

Honest review of Make Electronics BookReddie Reviews

Image Unavailable

Image not available for
Color:

To view this video download Flash Player

Follow the author

Charles Platt

Make: Electronics (Learning by Discovery) Paperback – January 19, 2010

by Charles Platt (Author)

(663)

"This is teaching at its best!"

--Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer (the world's most successful integrated circuit), and author of Much Ado About Almost Nothing: Man's Encounter with the Electron (Booklocker.com)

"A fabulous book: well written, well paced, fun, and informative. I also love the sense of humor. It's very good at disarming the fear. And it's gorgeous. I'll be recommending this book highly."

--Tom Igoe, author of Physical Computing and Making Things Talk

Build working devices, from simple to complex
You'll start with the basics and then move on to more complicated projects. Go from switching circuits to integrated circuits, and from simple alarms to programmable microcontrollers. Step-by-step instructions and more than 500 full-color photographs and illustrations will help you use -- and understand -- electronics concepts and techniques.

Discover by breaking things: experiment with components and learn from failure
Set up a tricked-out project space: make a work area at home, equipped with the tools and parts you'll need
Learn about key electronic components and their functions within a circuit
Create an intrusion alarm, holiday lights, wearable electronic jewelry, audio processors, a reflex tester, and a combination lock
Build an autonomous robot cart that can sense its environment and avoid obstacles
Get clear, easy-to-understand explanations of what you're doing and why

Report an issue with this product or seller

Print length

349 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Make Community, LLC
Publication date

January 19, 2010
Dimensions

8 x 0.7 x 9.75 inches
ISBN-10

9780596153748
ISBN-13

978-0596153748

See all details

The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Highest rated
in this set of products
Make: Electronics: Learning by Discovery: A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast
Charles Platt

Paperback
#1 Best Seller
35 offers from $14.08
Lowest Price
in this set of products
Make: Electronics 3rd Kit 1 & 2 Ultimate Bundle Includes Book & Deluxe Kits - Beginner Intermediate & Advanced Component Pack Follows The Experiments in Make: Electronics Third by Charles Platt

$269.99
Get it Dec 15 - 24
$123.77 shipping
Most purchased
in this set of products
AstroAI Digital Multimeter Tester 2000 Counts with DC AC Voltmeter and Ohm Volt Amp Meter; Measures Voltage, Current, Resistance, Continuity and Diode, Blue

#1 Best Seller
2 offers from $14.59
Make: More Electronics: Journey Deep Into the World of Logic Chips, Amplifiers, Sensors, and Randomicity
Charles Platt

Paperback
18 offers from $11.57
Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition
Paul Scherz

Paperback
#1 Best Seller
30 offers from $20.23
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2: LEDs, LCDs, Audio, Thyristors, Digital Logic, and Amplification
Charles Platt

Paperback
13 offers from $13.72
Make: Electronics: Learning Through Discovery
Charles Platt

Paperback
26 offers from $8.49
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 3: Sensors for Location, Presence, Proximity, Orientation, Oscillation, Force, Load, Human Input, Liquid ... Light, Heat, Sound, and Electricity
Charles Platt

Paperback
14 offers from $17.79
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1: Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Switches, Encoders, Relays, Transistors
Charles Platt

Paperback
#1 Best Seller
31 offers from $9.27
How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic, Third Edition
Michael Jay Geier

Paperback
14 offers from $22.20

Customers also bought or read

Page 1 of 1Start over

From the Publisher

	Make: Electronics	Make: More Electronics	Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1	Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2	Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 3	Easy Electronics
	Buying Options	Buying Options	Buying Options	Buying Options	Buying Options	Buying Options
Customer Reviews	806	614	1,216	725	749	173
Minimum Tools Required	Wire cutters, wire strippers, pliers, multimeter	Wire cutters, wire strippers, pliers, multimeter	n/a	n/a	n/a	No Tools Needed!
Other recommended Tools	Soldering and desoldering tools	Soldering and desoldering tools	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Includes Hands-On Experiments	✓	✓	no data	no data	no data	✓
Includes Reference Charts	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	no data
Component-by-Component Reference Circuits	no data	no data	✓	✓	✓	no data
Ideal for Beginners	✓	No (Read 'Make: Electronics' first)	No (Read 'Make: Electronics' first)	No (Read 'Make: Electronics' first)	No (Read 'Make: Electronics' first)	✓
Introductory Electronics Tutorial	✓	no data	no data	no data	no data	✓
Covers Fundamental Electronic Components	✓	no data	✓	✓	no data	✓
Advanced Logic Chips	no data	✓	no data	✓	no data	no data
Covers Sensors	✓	✓	no data	no data	✓	no data

Editorial Reviews

Review

A "magnificent and rewarding book. . . . Every step of this structured instruction is expertly illustrated with photos and crisp diagrams. . . . This really is the best way to learn." --Kevin Kelly, in Cool Tools.

From the Back Cover

Want to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a fun, hands-on way? With Make: Electronics, you'll start working on real projects as soon as you crack open the book. Explore all of the key components and essential principles through a series of fascinating experiments. You'll build the circuits first, then learn the theory behind them!

Step-by-step instructions and more than 500 full-color photographs and illustrations will help you use--and understand--electronics concepts and techniques.

Discovery by breaking things: experiment with components and learn from failure.
Create an intrusion alarm, holiday lights, wearable electronic jewelry, audio processors, a reflex tester, and a combination lock.
Build an autonomous robot cart that can sense its environment and avoid obstacles.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0596153740
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Make Community, LLC
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 19, 2010
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 349 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780596153748
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0596153748
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.7 x 9.75 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #612,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #76 in Circuit Design
- #145 in Robotics (Books)
- #250 in Robotics & Automation (Books)
Customer Reviews:
(663)

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.

Charles Platt

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Charles Platt is a Contributing Editor and regular columnist for Make magazine, where he writes about electronics. He is the author of the highly successful introductory hands-on book, Make: Electronics, and the sequel, Make: More Electronics.

His book Easy Electronics claims to be the easiest available introduction to the field. His Make: Tools provides a hands-on introduction to workshop tools.

Platt's ambitious reference work, Encyclopedia of Electronic Components, consists of three volumes, two of which were coauthored with physicist Fredrik Jannson.

Platt was a Senior Writer for Wired magazine. As a prototype designer, he created semi-automated rapid cooling devices with medical applications, and air-deployable equipment for first responders. He was the sole author of four mathematical-graphics software packages, and has been fascinated by electronics since he put together a telephone answering machine from a tape recorder and military-surplus relays at age 15. He lives in a Northern Arizona wilderness area, where he has his own workshop for prototype fabrication and projects that he writes about for Make magazine.

Related books

Page 1 of 1Start Over

Customer reviews

663 global ratings

How customer reviews and ratings work

Customers say

Customers find this electronics book excellent for beginners, providing clear explanations in easy-to-understand language and featuring lots of projects to choose from. The book is well-illustrated with many photographs, and one customer notes it takes readers back to basics. Customers appreciate its approachable writing style, with one mentioning it's not overwhelmed with formulas and theories, while another highlights how it shows readers how to assemble actual circuits.

Select to learn more

Learning material Fun to read Ease of understanding Informational content Instructions Writing style Experimentation Picture quality

154 customers mention "Learning material"147 positive7 negative

Customers find this book to be a great way to learn basic electronic functions, with one customer noting it provides a good set of fundamentals and another mentioning how well it's laid out for beginners.

"Excellent course this book bring electronics down to a level everyone can understand and also makes it fun with the down to earth learning projectsv" Read more

"...A great intro to the field, do yourself a favor and buy the equipment for the first several experiments on your first trip, or get the corresponding..." Read more

"...out, taking things apart, and messing things up.... it is a great way to learn...." Read more

"...Lots of projects to choose from. Very informative. Easy projects for a beginner." Read more

53 customers mention "Fun to read"51 positive2 negative

Customers find the book engaging and fun to read, particularly as an introduction to electronics.

"This was a fun book but I was bummed to find out that you need a LOT of parts to follow it...." Read more

"...It is fun and really encourages creativity and discovery. It was written in a real free-thinking, "what if we did this" kind of attitude...." Read more

"I've been enjoying this book and it's finally motivated me to begin a hobby that keeps me entertained. I feel the instructions are clear...." Read more

"I'm still working my way through this book. It's an enjoyable read; the writing style is accessible, the pictures are informative and sometimes..." Read more

49 customers mention "Ease of understanding"46 positive3 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and understand, with clear explanations of theories in simple language.

"This book is easy to understand and I have been enjoying tinkering around with my bread board and this book... BUT I suggest if your going to start..." Read more

"...Is really an in-depth book but easy to read & follow & excellent pictures...." Read more

"...I CANNOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN! IT IS VERY CLEAR, UNDERSTANDABLE AND THOUGHTFUL OF THE HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS...." Read more

"great book, easy to follow along with the examples / experiments...." Read more

45 customers mention "Informational content"44 positive1 negative

Customers find the book's content detailed and well-explained, with plain-English descriptions that don't bore with unnecessary details.

"Well illustrated and clear explanations and instructions to encourage the "newbie" to electronics...." Read more

"...various sources, this finally gave me detailed instructions and explanations that are essential to completing projects...." Read more

"Avery detailed and well-thought out introductory guide...." Read more

"Has to be the best book out there on electronics. Is really an in-depth book but easy to read & follow & excellent pictures...." Read more

35 customers mention "Instructions"32 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the book's instructions, which include easy-to-follow experiments and lots of simple projects to build. The book is well-illustrated with diagrams, and one customer notes that it avoids overwhelming readers with formulas and theories.

"This is the first book to give me the guidance I need, including excellent diagrams and photos, to complete digital projects easily...." Read more

"...The instructions are clear and concise and include a list of needed parts for each project...." Read more

"...Already assembling her electronics tool kit in anticipation. Easy projects that also explain the theory behind the experiments" Read more

"...Is really an in-depth book but easy to read & follow & excellent pictures...." Read more

31 customers mention "Writing style"30 positive1 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, noting that it is carefully and clearly presented in easy-to-understand language.

"Well written and knowledgeable and enjoy reading through the chapters for my needs.. It is true sometimes if you do not use it you loose it.. Worth..." Read more

"...It is very well written and easy to understand especially for beginners. Students from 10 to 99 years would benefit from this book...." Read more

"...It's an enjoyable read; the writing style is accessible, the pictures are informative and sometimes amusing, but there are a few things to consider..." Read more

"Love this book. It is written in easy to understand language. Very happy with the purchase." Read more

30 customers mention "Experimentation"30 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the numerous experiments in the book, with one customer noting that they range from simple to complex.

"great illustrations, great projects, good explanations...." Read more

"...The projects are interesting, and well presented...." Read more

"...GREAT book, great experiments and many hours of fun...." Read more

"Has good beginner information and projects to try." Read more

25 customers mention "Picture quality"25 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pictures in the book, noting its good graphics and many photographs.

"...book to give me the guidance I need, including excellent diagrams and photos, to complete digital projects easily...." Read more

"great illustrations, great projects, good explanations...." Read more

"...This will help you figure that out. It has a lot of good illustrations and corresponding explanations...." Read more

"Well illustrated and clear explanations and instructions to encourage the "newbie" to electronics...." Read more

Reviews with images

See all photos

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews. Please reload the page.

Burt H.
This book is excellent. Like a lot of other reviewers I too ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2015
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

This book is excellent. Like a lot of other reviewers I too had delved into the theory side of electronics, for instance the Barron's Guide ELECTRONICS: THE EASY WAY, which although good is a bit on the dry abstract side. Platt gets right into hands on projects so that you can actually see and understand what is going on in the real world. And it is true that this is a beginner's book; that's why I bought it. I mean sure, I did skip over couple of the sort of goofy stuff like licking a battery and burning out a battery, but I might possibly go back and do the age-old, and yes children's science fair (or should that be Maker Faire?!), make a battery out of lemons, pennies, and zinc, only because that scenario was featured in the British science-fiction comedy show RED DWARF season 10 episode "Lemons"; it's a TV tie-in folks! I haven't opened up the relay yet either but I will do that because it's an excellent idea to actually see what is going on inside. As to some reviewers complaints about purchasing tools and components, right away that tells me they're just wannabes wasting everybody's times. Obviously if you are serious about this you will be purchasing your own equipment and if you can't afford basic stuff I don't know why you'd be interested in this area in the first place. Personally I've been slowly acquiring electronic, computer, and bicycle repairs 'cause I want to be, surprise surprise, actually fixing and making things. (I just also experienced this phenomenon at a local user group meeting for video/film editing in which we have a raffle of software and gear and one bonehead said he couldn't accept his prize because he "had an old computer that wouldn't run it" which of course is totally wasting everybody's time since it actually indicates that he wasn't even contemplating on buying on new Mac or PC to run the software the whole meeting was about!) And to answer the other camp of guys (it's always guys, have you ever noticed that?) who think they know everything who have complained the the book is too "basic," er it is a beginners book. If they already know so much why are they purchasing it in the first place? Also, the criticism is invalid anyway since although Platt starts out with basic concepts he gets into some pretty solid (state!) projects using 555 timers, logic circuits, etc. But maybe some of the other negative reviewers didn't get that far 'cause it was hurting their poor widdle brains! And to the criticism of using old school analog techniques in the beginning of the book, the whole point is to demonstrate basic electronic ideas instead of having them hidden inside a black box. I'm nearing the first half of the book and am really getting a lot out of actually assembling an amplifier out of transistors which finally makes a lot of the theory finally come to life for me. And at the TV station where I work I'm also helping our Assistant Engineer solder together transformer/rectifier boards that we are using to drop down nasty high voltage 3-phase power for our monitoring interfaces.

And as a final plus, Platt does also have a lot of information about further books, web resources, and electronics suppliers in the book. Well done sir!

Read more

3 people found this helpful

Helpful

Report
Syd Logan
This book turned me into a circuit geek
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2011
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
I bought this book 5 months ago, and I am about 2/3rd through it. I've got a Masters in Computer Science degree and have been developing embedded software off and on for 20 years. I realized I was tired of not knowing how things worked at the fundamental circuit level, and bought this book to learn the basics.

After buying the book, I bought all of the components that the book suggests, and then I went to work. Mostly working one experiment a day, and supplementing the material with the web (to view data sheets mostly), I can honestly say I really have come quite a long way towards achieving my goal of learning the foundations of DC electronics. The book covers quite a wide range of topics, from the fundamentals of current and voltage to integrated circuits. The projects are interesting, and well presented.

Speaking of the projects, it's important to not just read the book, but to build and debug the projects it contains, in the order presented. I skipped to using a breadboard a little earlier than was suggested in the book, but otherwise, I followed along with each experiment presented. Each roughly builds on the other, and the pacing from learning one skill to the next was comfortable.

One of the nice things is the book shows circuits early on using illustrations of how the circuit would be layed out on a breadboard. Being able to compare the breadboard layouts to the circuit diagrams helped me to learn to read circuit diagrams must faster I think (comparing abstract diagrams to a breadboard is an important learning process I would argue). Later book experiments only provide circuit diagrams, but I found I was able to understand them due to my work on earlier projects, and I've since gone on the web and circuit diagrams are really no longer that difficult for me to understand now, thanks to this book.

I love a book that really teaches, and this one does. There are a lot of books on electronics out there, but I really can't imagine a better one for gaining the practical knowledge that this book sets out to teach. I know I won't be an electrical engineer, but I am really happy I bought the book and worked the exercises. Highly recommended.

Read more

18 people found this helpful

Helpful

Report
John
This book will pull you into becoming and electronics hobbyist at its minimum.
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2014
Verified Purchase
I am enjoying this book very much. After going through the essentials of electricity (and electronics) the book launches with chapters examining electrical component characteristics and then demonstrates how to incorporate that component into a useful circuit that you assemble. The author details the tools and components that you need for each section with pictures and suggested sources and part numbers making it easy to buy what is needed to complete the projects. Be prepared with some cash (or on-line credit) here for getting the components. You can ease yourself into this expense at first and supply the first few chapters for less then $10. Assembly starts by connecting components together with alligator clips then progresses as the schematics become more complex with many components by assembling circuits on a breadboard device designed for experimentation. The experimentation advances into actual soldering of component leads which at this point I assembled a home security system alarm that has functional application. As the author advances your skill, semiconductors are addressed with very well thought out explanation and application and this advances into integrated circuits. This book will pull you into becoming and electronics hobbyist at its minimum or perk your interest into further study into electronic engineering. This book will be excellent for a young experimenter at an age of 12 years or an adventurer of age 80 or grater. No prior knowledge of electricity or electronics are required, you can enjoy this book regardless of your level of understanding of the subject.

Read more

4 people found this helpful

Helpful

Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English

Lata Agarwal
it is good for beginers as it contains just experiments and teaches ...
Reviewed in India on July 24, 2015
Verified Purchase

it is good for beginers as it contains just experiments and teaches us with those experiments.its name suits it certainly.l really love it.its good but canbe best if contains some more information than experiments.l mean to say same amount of experiment and some more information so just 4 stars

Read more
Report
Schoschie
Great, entertaining read, from which I learned and gained a lot
Reviewed in Germany on May 27, 2013
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
This is a very well-written text which is fun an entertaining to read, with an abundance of illustrations (breadboard diagrams, circuit diagrams, photos) -- take a look inside and you'll see. This may be the most fun and rewarding book on the subject of electronics; it certainly is of all the books I've seen.

I've tinkered with electronics since I was about 10, and there are some things which I understood from the beginning, and others that I'm still a little unsure about. I didn't become an electronics engineer from reading the book, but it definitely made a lot of things much clearer to me, and it also makes me want to dive in building all kinds of circuits again (I've not done much in the recent past).

The text achieves a perfect balance between adressing non-engineer people and also going deep enough, teaching you to build and understand real devices/applications and not just toys. There is little theory, but always enough so that you may understand how a component works, on a pragmatic level. The text is written in a very concise, pragmatic, clear language. This makes it fun to read; and it is never boring.

The author explains many basic electronics concepts by demonstrating them in a number of practical projects (which, of course, is the most sensible approach). These are not just recipes; you get very detailed instructions how to build the projects, but you also learn how the parts work (by themselves, and in a circuit); and why you would choose one solution or part over another.

After reading the book, I found it much easier to understand circuits, to read circuit diagrams, and I am now a lot more confident about the subject, and I now consider myself knowledgeable enough to build circuits that I previously thought I could never build, let alone understand.

The book covers both analog and digital circuits, and just enough of both to allow you to take it from there and get to the really meaty stuff. (For instance, the digital counter built from "low-level" integrated circuits, which I would never have attempted to build because I always thought it's too hard. I now know that it's actually quite easy, and it is very possible to understand digital circuits on the lowest hardware level.)

The last chapter is about building a simple robot that is controlled by a PIC microcontroller. If you've used an Arduino, you might think that you won't be able to build anything without the comfort and abstraction that the Arduino environment provides, but you will be enlightened to see that it's rather easy to program a microcontroller directly and interface it with other components. (I had previously avoided PIC because I thought they were much harder to handle than AVRs, but again I learned that this is not so.)

Unless you're an electronics engineer or a very experienced hardware tinkerer/professional, buy this book. You will have a fun time reading it and you will learn many things, but the best is that you'll get excited to start lots of new hardware projects.

I'd like to congratulate Charles Platt on this book -- this is one of the finest examples of making seemingly hard and complex subjects easy and fun.

Read more
Report
Stephane Grenier
Best book by far for starting to learn electronics!
Reviewed in Canada on September 4, 2014
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
Best book I've ever read on electronics. A lot of books focus almost exclusively on theory with very little practical knowledge. What I really liked about the book is that it started with practical knowledge and without you realizing you're learning the theory.

The book is extremely well written and the instructions and examples are really easy to follow. Each chapter also includes the list of items you will need to complete each chapter.

I cannot say enough about this book. If you want to learn about electronics on your own, to me this is the starting book bar none. It's not a university textbook full of theory and diagrams, but rather a down and dirty into building actual circuits that do something. And everything is explained along the way. Great book!

Read more
Report
Marcos Pizzolatto
Muito bom.
Reviewed in Brazil on July 7, 2015
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
Muito bom. A forma prática de ensino proposta pelo autor é estimulante. Um bom início para quem deseja aprender eletronica.

Read more
Report
Translate review to English
Martin E
A great start
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2012
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
This is the best introduction to practical electronics I have found. It is clearly written and well illustrated and the suggested experiments are interesting and help you learn. The problem is that it is written with US suggestions for parts. There is a parts kit available from a US shipper for chapters 1-4 but it is expensive and the shipping costs significant especially if you get hit with customs/VAT. Instead I ordered nearly all the parts from Maplin: their GCSE component kit is an excellent start and then you only need to add a few switches and potentiometers. If you read ahead a few chapters you can find what you need and Maplin have a small minimum order quantity. I thought the last chapter got a little esoteric and the computing part has dated quickly. However all in all, I strongly recommend this.
In case it helps others, I recommend as a next step: Hands on Electronics: A practical introduction to Analog and Digital Circuits by Kaplan and White. It deals very well with the bits this book skims over, particularly transitors and op amps. You will need a scope and will have to cobble together the right power supplies or buy an bench unit but there are good value versions available on Amazon (Rigol scope and Basetech BT-305 power supply are good).
A good text book will also help. I resisted buying the bible, The Art of Electronics by HandH, for ages because it is ridiculously expensive and out of date, but finally succumbed and did not regret it. The explanations and exercises are outstanding and only the component lists and computing parts date really badly.

Read more
Report

See more reviews

Sorry, there was a problem.

Sorry, there was a problem.

Image Unavailable

Follow the author

Make: Electronics (Learning by Discovery) Paperback – January 19, 2010

What do customers buy after viewing this item?

Highest rated

Lowest Price

Most purchased

Customers also bought or read

From the Publisher

Editorial Reviews

Review

From the Back Cover

About the Author

Product details

Product Videos

About the author

Charles Platt

Related books

Customer reviews

Customers say

Select to learn more

Images in this review

Reviews with images

Teonto Shon Brister & Company -We "Make Electronics"!

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews. Please reload the page.

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is excellent. Like a lot of other reviewers I too ...

5.0 out of 5 stars This book turned me into a circuit geek

5.0 out of 5 stars This book will pull you into becoming and electronics hobbyist at its minimum.

Top reviews from other countries

4.0 out of 5 stars it is good for beginers as it contains just experiments and teaches ...

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, entertaining read, from which I learned and gained a lot

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book by far for starting to learn electronics!

5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bom.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great start

This book is excellent. Like a lot of other reviewers I too ...

This book turned me into a circuit geek

This book will pull you into becoming and electronics hobbyist at its minimum.

it is good for beginers as it contains just experiments and teaches ...

Great, entertaining read, from which I learned and gained a lot

Best book by far for starting to learn electronics!

Muito bom.

A great start