for general physics i'd suggest the feynman lectures: http://www.amazon.com/Feynman-Lectures-Physics-Set/dp/0201021153/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=124499326

for general physics i'd suggest the feynman lectures: http://www.amazon.com/Feynman-Lectures-Physics-Set/dp/0201021153/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244993263&sr=8-3 http://www.amazon.com/Feynman-Lectures-Physics-Set/dp/020102... he pretty much covers every topic in that wonderful feynman way. For optics i'd also suggest hecht's book. Also for a more theoretical coverage of physics, reading the first few books from the landau lifschitz series is highly recommended.