It's Electronic Experimenter Week at East Valley Amateur Radio !!!
Most of us hams have experimented with electronics in some fashion - kit building, radio repair, home brewing, home electronics, etc.. And if you haven't, you should give it a try. It's fun and rewarding.
These books will get you started:
Electronics for Dummies by Gordon McComb
Engineers Notebook by Forrest Mims
Getting Started in Electronics by Forrest Mims
Schematic Symbols, Device Packages, Design and Testing by Forrest Mims
When you are comfortable with some of the basics, you might want to give these Forrest Mims Mini Notebook Topics a review to find some starter projects: