I just finished, "How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch: In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe" by Harry Cliff - and, despite the stupid name, it was simply the best book on physics I've ever read.
Harry Cliff is a particle physicist, who, among other things, worked at CERN. He takes the reader through the history of particle physics - and in doing so, he brilliantly explains quantum physics, cosmology and touches on relativity, chemistry, string theory, supersymmetry, gravity, and other related fields.
I love popular science and have read most of the better-known books on physics. This book does a wonderful job explaining many of the hardest concepts in physics (and, it is very current - published in 2020) - strong recommendation.
