Here's a book that makes it obvious that electrical engineer Joe Carr is experienced at producing good technical books. He's a columnist for Popular Electronics, Popular Communications, and 73 Amateur Radio Today. Too often, digital circuits respond to the designer's ignorance with unpredictable behavior.
Computers lock up, robots crash, frustrations burn.
A little knowledge has blown up many well-intentioned projects. Unfortunately, most electronics books make you feel like a dummy. I loved this book because it appeals to the dummy in me. It's plain English. There are only about two dozen equations, more than two hundred circuit schematics and diagrams, and dozens of clear illustrations to convey Carr's expert knowledge into my concrete cranium.