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Getting started general relativity
I am an engineer who loves to read science fiction books especially when there's more science than fiction but usually I see that I lack the knowledge behind many of the relativity concepts in the novels. I've always felt curiosity in relativity so I decided that it was the time to buy an introductory book. I went to amazon and checked that there are dozens of "Introduction to general relativity" books in there. So here's my question: What book would you recommend to someone not matematician nor physicist but with (some) mathematical background as an introduction to relativity?
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The answer to the question depends largely on various factors, therefore there is no point to list all books I know of. A couple books, however, stand out for an "informed" laymen. One by George Ellis and Ruth Williams, and another by Bob Geroch.
http://www.amazon.com/Flat-Curved-Space-Times-George-Ellis/dp/0198506562/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1
Both are elementary, but very lucid and didn't sacrifice sophistication of physical principles behind. I would, indeed, recommend both to any serious students of relativity.
Another good source [will be better soon] is relativity site of ComPadre, The spacetime Emporium.
http://www.compadre.org/relativity/
You may find many online sources there.
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