A couple of weeks ago, some people were asking about basic Electronics books.

I just got "Teach yourself Electricity and Electronics" by Stan Gibilisco.
It's a pretty good introduction to electronics, right from basic principles
(what's an electron) up to digital electronics (including simple device
theory).  It's really a textbook (at the end of each chapter, there is a set
of questions - the answers are at the end of the book).

It doesn't discuss soldering, but it does introduce how to use DMMs, other
meters and oscilloscopes.

I've added it to my web page's "Book Room" at:

http://www.myke.com/Book_Room

Look for it under "Electrical Engineering and Electronics".

myke

"In this life we all get an equal share of ice.  The rich get it in the
summer, the poor get it in the winter." - Bat Masterson's last words