Seems like you're getting downvoted, but I think it's a fair point. If you, as the reader, are at the point where you can dive into a technical textbook and ke

Seems like you're getting downvoted, but I think it's a fair point. If you, as the reader, are at the point where you can dive into a technical textbook and keep focus enough to read it - chances are you're already somewhat interested in the field, or have some exposure to related field. I don't think there's any book that can attract ANYONE to the field. Had the question instead been "Which lecture / article / video", then I'd say that there's tons of good bite sized pieces that can light a fire for most people...but whole / complete books? That's gonna be a particular type of audience. Even undergrad 101 books are made for people with a certain level of interest.