Here is were you start reading;
Layman list;
Dalrymple, G. Brent
2005 “Ancient Earth, Ancient Skies: The age of the earth and its cosmic surroundings” Berkley: University of California Press
Deamer, David W.
2011 “First Life: Discovering the Connections between Stars, Cells, and How Life Began” University of California Press
Carroll, Sean B.
2006 “The Making of the Fittest” New York: Norton
Shubin, Neal
2008 “Your Inner Fish” New York: Pantheon Books
Prothero, Donald.
2007 "Evolution: What The Fossils Say and Why It Matters" Colombia University Press.
Professional list;
Dickin, Alan P.
2000 “Radiogenic Isotope Geology” Cambridge University Press
Schopf, William (editor)
2002 "Life's Origin: The Beginnings of Biological Evolution" University of California Press
(in addition to Deamer's 2011 book)
Valentine, James W.
2005 “On the Origin of Phyla” University of Chicago Press
Erwin, Douglas H., James W. Valentine
2013 "The Cambrian Explosion: The Construction of Animal Diversity" New York: Roberts and Company Publishers
Carroll, Robert L.
1998 “Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution” New York: Cambridge University Press
I am more than happy to walk you through these starting at the top of either the professional, or the layman versions. I selected layman books for readability, and those that avoid as much as possible pointing out the failure of creationism.