Reddit mentions of Electric Circuits (9th Edition)

I recommend Sparkfun or Mouser for parts. Just be careful that you pick breadboard-able parts (through hole / pcb) and not surface mount (smt).

If you can afford to pick up an Arduino UNO or similar there are a bunch of tutorials online for simple circuits with those and you'll also learn a bit about programming (if you don't know already).

The problem with leaning electric circuits is that it's hard to do much that's exciting until you've learned quite a bit unless you use a microcontroller like an Arduino.

For learning the basics I'm a fan of this book.
Electric Circuits by James W. Nilsson and Susan Riedel

I'm sure you can find this cheaper than on Amazon.

Good luck and don't get discouraged. There are a lot of odd concepts in electronics but you'll get them if you try. (YouTube is your friend.)

It's not a reference manual, if that's what you're asking. If it was like mine, it covers all of the basics in analog circuit theory and analysis... how things work, finding values, and probably some design. Far beyond use of CAD tools (although that was probably covered too).

http://www.amazon.com/Electric-Circuits-9th-James-Nilsson/dp/0136114997/

I remember this one being pretty good. Mainly used it in the first couple of intro classes, so if you're doing a lot with transistors it may not be very useful.

http://www.amazon.com/Electric-Circuits-9th-James-Nilsson/dp/0136114997/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1425422648&sr=1-1&keywords=nilsson+riedel+electric+circuits

I have Michael Wilson for EE112. I found the 9th edition of the textbook online but I'm not sure if it's the same one. Here's the cover.
Thanks for the help

> "Electric circuits" by Nilsson, 9nth edition.

I know absolutely nothing about electronics but Amazon reviews are not liking this book at all.

EDIT: Many reviews are tipping to get this one instead :Fundamentals of Electric Circuits