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Where can I find a book on quantum mechanics written for non-physicists?

I am a science student, but not in physics, and would like to have a more solid understanding of quantum mechanics. Is there a book that is simple enough for laymen to understand?

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1. You're in luck. 'In Search of Schrödinger's Cat' by John Gribbin is right up your alley. 'The Fabric of Reality' by David Deutsch explains it and ties it in to other theories. Quite an amazing book. It also talks about scientific method and quantum computers. Well worth looking up.
2. Gribbin--the search for schrodinger's cat I read that when i was in high school. Fair description of how qm works for laypeople.
3. Schrodingers cat is good, and if you want a little heavier reading you can try Leonard Susskinds "The Cosmic Landscape" or Brian Greenes "The Elegant Universe" for a little more beyond quantum mechanics, like String Theory, but they both explain the basics very well.
4. "The search for schroedingers cat." Its about as layman as it gets. Cant remember the author though.