In the rather lengthy piece by Ken Amdahl, the concepts of electronics are explained in an interesting and engaging manner. As a novice, I know close to nothing about charges, voltage and resistance. Also, as a more arts driven person the jargon that is presented in textbooks often bore me. Therefore, Amdahl’s work has great value. As the ‘About This Book’ section of the text states, “their minds were alert and engaged by all the fun… therefore receptive to learning anything”. Although long and often ‘dragged’ on, the piece is able to engage its audience and encourages the understanding of concepts rather than memorization. By being able to understand the concepts I believe that one would be able to more effectively work with electronics, no matter the theory one uses to explain it. Thus, the piece is evidently extremely valuable, as well as fun to read.