How to Teach Physics to Your Dog

In How to Teach Physics to Your Dog Chad Orzel writes a basic introduction to the fundamentals of quantum mechanics through the lens of his dog Emmy.  (Basically Emmy provides the narrative connection between the heavy science bits).  The book is aimed at the layman and endeavors to cover the quantum mechanics concepts that people might have heard about in other contexts and explain them correctly.  Among the topics covered are the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, the many-worlds interpretation, quantum entanglement, and the misuses of quantum physics.

All in all a good book for someone looking to gain a very basic understanding of an interesting area of physics.