Popular Physics Books

The Particle Garden
by Gordon Kane

This book is a good overall introduction to the field of particle physics. Published by Addison-Wesley Pub Co, July 1, 1996, ISBN: 0201408260

Dreams of a Final Theory, Vintage Books, March 1, 1994, ISBN: 0679744088 and
The First Three Minutes, Basic Books, June 1, 1993, ISBN: 0465024378
by Steven Weinberg

The First Three Minutes is an excellent introduction on the Big Bang Theory of the beginning of the universe.

A Brief History of Time, Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub, January 1993, ISBN: 0553346148 and
Black Holes and Baby Universes, Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub, October 1, 1994, ISBN: 0553374117
by Steven Hawking

The Character of Physical Law, M.I.T. Press (Trd), June 1967, SBN: 0262560038
by Richard Feynman

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Addison-Wesley Pub Co, June 1970, ISBN: 0201021153 and March 1, 1994, ISBN: 0201500647
by Richard P. Feynman
A subset of the lectures can be found in Six Easy Pieces, Addison-Wesley Pub Co, April 1, 1996, ISBN: 0201408252 which might be better for physics newcomers.

The God Particle, Delta, February 1, 1994, ISBN: 0385312113
by Leon Lederman and Dick Teresi

The Quark and the Jaguar, W H Freeman & Co., October 1, 1995, ISBN: 0716727250
by Murray Gell-Mann.