<p>There is no single book available that, to my knowledge, covers a general basis in all the different topics of study. However, in such case wikipedia actually is very helpful tool as it describes most of game theory and how it works. While it can occasionally be quite dense (e.g. discussion involving the mathematical formulas used in solving certain games) most of it is quite clear. In the cases where it is heavily mathematically-based discussion; don’t worry too much. Classes here don’t delve too deeply into the mathematical aspect of solving games; rather they use simple shortcuts and techniques. </p>
<p>Types of games are covered in:
[Game</a> theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“Game theory - Wikipedia”>Game theory - Wikipedia)
Pay attention to cooperative and non-cooperative games, symmetric and asymmetric, zero-sum and non-zero sum, simultaneous and sequential, perfect and imperfect. Also pay attention to extended form and normal form games as these are the most common types. And you may also want to read the section covering application of game theory in political and philosophy. </p>
<p>Go ahead and click the hyperlinks in the aforementioned sections, as they have more in-depth discussions which are also quite helpful.</p>