I've been reading Sean Caroll's Something Deeply Hidden (on Quantum Mechanics) and it sparked a curiosity about understanding cosmology or topics therein.<p>Who's a great writer on the subject and what books do you recommend?
Yes, the Modern Scholar series has a few lectures. Astronomy I and II by James Kaler are superb.<p>Your local library (or chain) may have them. They're also on iTunes.<p>Astronomy I: Earth, Sky, and Planets<p>Astronomy II: Stars, Galaxies, and The Universe.<p>The second is more "cosmology", though the first establishes a lot relevant to our part of it.
There are a few books by Marcus Chown that you would enjoy.<p>The latest I read, "Breakthrough" includes some chapters on cosmology.<p>I wrote a critic in my personal blog (domain is like my nickname).