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> I don't want to be a stick in the mud ... but it sounds like you
> would be well  served taking night classes at a local community
> college in basic electronics  (or even try buying one of the
> secondhand textbooks for the courses)

I found when I was starting out in EE (it was the summer between
grade 10 and 11) that the green radioshack (*shudder*) book, though I
think they've changed the color now, was an excellent starting point.
 If you want to go that route, Try to find the book that is pinted on
lined paper, with little drawings here and there.

The drawings are a bit childish, but the text is good, and it covers
important concepts.

They have several other texts as well, but I don't like them as much.
 They are done in a more professional style, but aren't as good if
you ask me.

> A textbook I have that covers those theories and AC is called
> "Electric Circuits" Author is "Bogart" Published by "Glencoe
> Publishing Co" Not too cheap but you might score a used one.
> http://tartanstore.sinclair.edu has it for $85 used

If you do go with my Radio Shack suggestion, I recommend getting a
real textbook later as well, but I thought that that book would
likely be close to the kind of start you want.  It's gentle and fun,
it's not designed to pack your brain with as much information as fast
as possible like most texts are.

Good luck and good hunting!

- --Brendan

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