Recommended Reading

Classical Mechanics:

     Marion and Thorton,  Classical Dynamics

     Goldstein,  Classical Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics:

     Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

     Sakurai, Quantum Mechanics

Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics:

     Schroeder, An Introduction to Thermal Physics

     Reif,  Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics

Electromagnetism:

     Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics

     Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics

Relativity:

     Thorne, Black Holes and Time Warps

     Taylor, and Wheeler, Spacetime Physics

     Schutz, A First Course in General Relativity

     d'Inverno, Introducing Einstein's Relativity

     Misner, Thorne and Wheeler, Gravitation

     Wald, General Relativity

Mathematical Physics:

     Mary Boas: Mathematical Methods

Favorite authors with layman books:

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.  It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction. – A. Einstein