Phillips, Warren F. Mechanics of Flight. Seconded. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
This book provides step-by-step intro to the static (with selected dynamics topics) considerations of airplane flight. It assumes very little AE knowledge introducing even basic aerodynamics and propulsion concepts needed in core part of the book.
Cook, M. V. Flight Dynamics Principles : A Linear Systems Approach to Aircraft Stability and Control (version 3rd ed.). 3rd ed. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Waltham, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013.
This book considers mainly dynamics and control of airplane flight, requiring basic knowledge of flight mechanics and control theory.