- Sedra & Smith, Microelectronic Circuits. Modern, deep on amplifiers and feedback. The standard textbook for analog circuit analysis. Read chapters on multistage amplifiers and feedback for the full mathematical treatment.
- Millman & Halkias, Integrated Electronics. The classic from the early IC era. Older notation, but the multistage amplifier and oscillator chapters remain excellent.
- Razavi, Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits. Modern op-amp, cascode, folded-cascode, and noise analysis for IC designers. Razavi's writing is unusually clear and intuition-friendly.
- Gray, Hurst, Lewis, Meyer, Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits. The canonical reference for analog IC design, used by every analog engineer at major fabs.
- Self, Audio Power Amplifier Design. Practical, opinionated, excellent on real-world class-AB amplifier design with measured distortion data and PCB-layout advice.
- Carter & Mancini, Op Amps for Everyone. Free PDF from Texas Instruments. Hands-on practical op-amp guide.
- Horowitz & Hill, The Art of Electronics (third edition).* The legendary practitioners' bible, especially the chapters on amplifier design, oscillators, and feedback. Worth its weight in gold.
- Pease, Troubleshooting Analog Circuits. Bob Pease's collection of war stories and techniques for debugging real analog hardware. Read after you have blown up a circuit or two; everything will make sense.
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