Good books (in random order)

Conceptual Physics:

L. A. Bloomfield, How things work, Wiley 2006
V. J. Ostdiek and D. J. Bord, Inquiry into Physics, Brooks Cole 2004

Calculus-based Physics:

R. Chabay and B. Sherwood, Matter and interactions, Wiley 2007

Solid State Physics:

G. Grosso and G. Pastori-Parravicini, Solid State Physics, Academic 2000
J. Singleton, Band Theory and Electronic Properties of Solids, Oxford 2001
M. T. Dove, Structure and Dynamics, Oxford 2003

Thermal Physics:

T. C. Dorlas, Statistical Mechanics, IoP 1999