Any books by the following authors:

George Gamow (pron. Gam-off) such as "A Star Called the Sun"
John Gribbin, such as "Hyperspace" and many others
Martin Rees such as "Just Six Numbers"

Also

The Inflationary Universe by Alan Guth

The Big Bang by Joseph Silk

There are so many good books and so little time to read them...

MH