Electronics
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Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL): THE RADIO AMATEUR'S HANDBOOK, updated
yearly, approx. $30. 
     The complete reference on radio electronics.  Full of projects and
     applications.  Fascinating reading.  Older editions can be picked up for
     a couple of bucks at ham shows.

Berlin, Howard: THE 555 TIMER APPLICATIONS SOURCEBOOK WITH EXPERIMENTS,
E&L Instruments Inc., 1976, ISBN 0-89704-011-2 [out of print].
     The definitive reference to the 555.

Darr, Jack and Delton Horn: HOW TO TEST ALMOST EVERYTHING ELECTRONIC, Tab 
Books, 1988, ISBN 0-8306-2925-4, $9.95.
     A tutorial on using test instruments and common sense to fix electronic
     devices of all kinds.

DeMaw, Doug: W1FB's QRP NOTEBOOK, Amateur Radio Relay League, 1991, 
ISBN 0-87259-365-7, $10.00.
     Complete manual for building low power (QRP) ham radio receivers and
     transmitters.  Full of info for those interested in amateur radio.

Hargrave, Bonnie J. and Ted Dunning: BUILD YOUR OWN COMPUTER ACCESSORIES AND 
SAVE A BUNDLE, Windcrest / McGraw Hill, 1992, ISBN 0-8306-3866-0.
     Excellent How-2 book on building cables, adaptors, test instruments, 
     switch boxes, gender changers, etc.  With C source for software testing
     of cables and ports.

Horn, Delton T.: OSCILLATORS SIMPLIFIED, WITH 61 PROJECTS, Tab Books,
1987, ISBN 0-8306-2875-4.
     A simplified tutorial and reference on oscillators.

Horowitz and Hill: THE ART OF ELECTRONICS, 1980, Cambridge University Press,
ISBN 0-521-29837-7.
     The bible for electronics hobbyists, hackers, and engineers.  Useful 
     both as a primer and a reference.  One of the best books of its kind.

Lancaster, Don: CMOS COOKBOOK, Howard W. Sams & Co., 1977, 
ISBN 0-672-21398-2, $10.50.
     The standard reference guide to CMOS.  Clear explanations and many 
     applications.

Lancaster, Don: TTL COOKBOOK, Howard W. Sams & Co., 1974, ISBN 0-672-21035-5,
$9.50.
     A classic.  The "guru" explains TTL logic devices and how to use same.

Larson and Rony: LOGIC AND MEMORY EXPERIMENTS WITH TTL IC'S [Books 1 & 2],
Howard W. Sams & Co., 1979, ISBN 0-672-21542-X and 0-672-21543-8, $9.95 ea.
     A complete self-teaching course in digital electronics, complete with
     lab experiments.  A fun and painless intro to the field.  Recommended.

Mims, Forest M.: ENGINEER'S NOTEBOOK II, Radio Shack, 1982, 
cat. no. 276-5002, approx $5 [out of print].
     Hundreds of applications circuits using TTL, CMOS, and linear IC's.
     Very useful reference.

Pasahow, Edward: ELECTRONICS READY REFERENCE MANUAL, McGraw Hill Inc., 1985,
ISBN 0-07-048723-5.
     A fairly complete pocket-sized reference for the electronics engineer 
     and technician.  Loaded with useful info about electronics, computers,
     math, etc.

Schetgen, Bob, ed.: QRP CLASSICS, ARRL, 1990, ISBN 0-87259-316-9, $12.00.
     A collection of articles from QST Magazine on construction of low-power 
     amateur receivers and transmitters.  Even better than DeMaw's book.