You should definitely look at Practical Electronics for Inventors, 4e by Scherz, Monk (ISBN- 1259587541). This is a fantastic book. If you care about learning

You should definitely look at Practical Electronics for Inventors, 4e by Scherz, Monk (ISBN- 1259587541). This is a fantastic book. If you care about learning circuit design properly, you should do projects. Projects are absolutely necessary in learning Electronics. Solve your real life problems with Electronics- no matter how trivial. That is the way.