This is the book we recommend for a good introduction to Hinduism. This selection gives excerpts from the scriptures that best explain the philosophy
Included are discussions on The Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God, How To Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali, The Upanishads: Breath of the Eternal. There are also chapters on the Vedas, Tantras, and other scriptures and famous teachers of India