Try Practical Electrical Wiring: Residential, Farm, Commercial and Industrial : Based on the 2005 National Electrical Code
by Frederic P. Hartwell & Herbert P. Richter.
(ISBN 0971977917, Park Publishing)
You can get older versions as well, al;l based off the respective codes in force at the time of printing. It's all to code, and more easily worded than a direct read of the NEC, and covers resi, light commercial, and farm wiring.
There's a "handyman version" called
Wiring Simplified: Based on the 2002 National Electrical Code (40th Edition)
also by H. P. Richter, W. Creighton Schwan, Frederic P. Hartwell. (ISBN: 096032948X - also Park Publishing) It's definitely geared more towards the DIY'er, but it's still good advice, and covers more of the residential applications than Practical does. This is the book my dad used to keep around the house as a quick reference. It explains a lot in plain english.
[This message has been edited by DougW (edited 05-09-2005).]
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