I agree with others about kits and books being the way to go. To that, I'd add YouTube. Watch someone make something there. As for kits, I think there are basically two flavors: the experiments kit and the "make something specific" kit - like an amplifier. Both are great to start with. Whatever floats your boat.
As for books, Radio Shack used to have these little, hand-written-like books that I loved. Here's one on Amazon. How I loved those simple little books.
> Forrest Mims
I have 5-6 of them; you could get them from Radio Shack back in the day. I think they may have compiled them all into one book
It's no longer blue... but it's Still available!
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