Note: mostly casual and non-mathematical.
- Books (specifically astronomical)
- Coming of Age in the Mikly Way (Timothy Ferris)
- The Sleepwalkers (Arthur Koestler)
- The Extravagant Universe (Robert Kirshner)
- The Red Limit (Timothy Ferris)
- Watchers of the Skies (Willy Ley)
- The Glass Universe (Dava Sobel)
- Books (generally scientific)
- A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
- The Immense Journey (Loren Eiseley)
- Arctic Dreams (Barry Lopez)
- Authors
- Dava Sobel
- Timothy Ferris
- Carl Sagan
- Guides
- The Sky Observer’s Guide (Golden Field Guide Series)
- Stars (Golden Field Guide Series)
- Night Sky (Golden Field Guide Series) note: a bit older
- All About Telescopes (Sam Brown) note: somewhat dated
- Other
- The Night Sky 40°-50° Star Finder (Large or Small)
(consider also visting telescopes page or visiting resources linked from Astronomy Vermont)