Paul Horowitz

I haven't read this, technically; it's a large book I use for reference. But it's very well-written and explains things in an intuitive way that I never really learned in college. Much better than the typical textbook.

In this ever-increasing digital world, this is the only electronics engineering source that should tangibly reside on your shelf.

I took an electronics graduate class to assist me for my degree in physical chemistry. This book is amazing. It coveres all components and types of circuts. It is a pretty intense read, but it is an excellent book for any electronics questions that you may have. I use this book everytime I need to build a circut or reverse engineer one.

When I was studying electronics this was the essential, and most practical, guide to the subject at the time. It was also the only academic textbook that made the transition to work life. When I was designing analogue hardware I would use this as a 'cookbook' for ideas and best practice.

A brilliant book.