I bought several copies of this book recently: a couple for friends and two for myself. For $3.95 I got a complete course in electronics along with various instructions and tips on how to use meters around the house and inside electronic circuitry. I also learned how to buy meters, what features to look for, what kind of meters to use in what applications. So did my friends.
The text is clear although the information is very dense. Evans moves right along in 144 pages, covering all the electronics I studied in all the high school and college physics courses I ever took and also how to use that information practically. This is the kind of book you should read three times. The very basic stuff is in