Corre, Alan, ed. Understanding the Talmud. New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1975.

Grishaver, Joel Lurie. Talmud with Training Wheels: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Talmud. Los Angeles: Torah Aura Productions, 2003.

Schiffman, Lawrence. From Text to Tradition: A History of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism. Hoboken, NJ: Ktav Publishing House, 1991.

Steinsaltz, Adin. The Essential Talmud. New York: Basic Books, 1976.

Steinsaltz, Adin. The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition - A Reference Guide. New York: Random House, 1989.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudPage.html
A page from the Babylonian Talmud, offering additional information about the layers of text on the page.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/talmud_&_mishna.html
Jewish Virtual Library: "Talmud/Mishnah/Gemara"

http://www.e-daf.com/
Scanned images of every page of the Babylonian Talmud

http://www.aish.com/literacy/jewishhistory/
Crash_Course_in_Jewish_History_Part_39_-_Talmud.asp
Aish: Crash Course in Jewish History, Part 39 - The Talmud

http://www.myjewishlearning.com/texts/talmud.htm
My Jewish Learning: Talmud
Articles on the history and significance of the Talmud