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by sobriquet9 1916 days ago
Electrical engineering is very hands-on. Reading the textbooks should not be #1 on your list. You do need a solid base, but once you have it, you'll get more from building and testing circuits than from reading more textbooks.

I recommend "The Art of Electronics" by Horowitz and Hill. It strikes the right balance between theory and practice. You will need to dig deeper in some theoretical areas later, but this will give you a very good starting point.