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I added some Achaemenid works to the r/askhistorians reading list a while back:
If you're interested in Greek sources as well, see Ctesias' Persica in Its Near Eastern Context by Matt Waters and Ctesias' 'History of Persia': Tales of the Orient by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and James Robson.
For military history, I would recommend Shadows in the Desert, by Kaveh Farrokh:
http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Desert-Ancient-General-Military/dp/1846031087
Whilst he does utilize ancient Greek Sources, he also makes it a point of referring to archaeological and pictorial evidence from Persia itself, such as the surviving bas-reliefs as Persepolis. He is also fairly balanced in that he objectively describes both the strengths and weaknesses of the Achaemenid army, especially in regards to Greece. Whilst he does advocate the idea that Indo-Europeans originated in the middle-east (which has been disproven with the confirmation that the Yamna Culture as the source of the original migration, I believe), in all other areas he is quite accurate.
Another book in relation to Persian military history is the Achaemenid Persian Army, by Duncan Head. It was published by Montvert, a company that is now out of business, so there are no copyright issues from reading it online here:
https://www.google.com.au/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=HbWUVby3FbDu8weA85awAQ&gws_rd=ssl#q=Achaemenid+Persian+Army+Duncan+Head
In regards to a general political, economic, legal and social examination of the empire, I would suggest Ancient Persia: A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 B, by Matt Waters:
http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Persia-Concise-History-Achaemenid/dp/0521253691/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435809619&sr=1-1&keywords=Achaemenid+Empire&pebp=1435809624170&perid=1RHRG4ZDSMKK1K15G52T
I similarly have that book and I can assure you it is incredibly informative and very well written, and makes use of a wide range of primary courses from the Iraq/Iran region rather than just relying on Greek authors.
For a recent survey of Achaemenid Persia, I would also recommend Matt Waters’ [Ancient Persia: A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550-330] (http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Persia-Concise-History-Achaemenid/dp/0521253691/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420648991&sr=8-1&keywords=Ancient+Persia%3A+A+Concise+History+of+the+Achaemenid+Empire%2C+550-330) The book is far more accessible to the general reader than Briant’s text, and as it was published quite recently is the best survey of current scholarship.
I would recommend it as the standard introductory text for anyone interested in the Achaemenid period.
It is a good book, but personally can't think of any book I would spend 140 on. Hopping around Amazon I saw this one put out by Cambridge that is more recent and a much more reasonable price.