This is a really excellent book - I'm currently reading it - but it seems to be everything the questioner wanted to avoid.

It's not heavy on maths, and it mostly sticks with one framework and language.

Agreed that the book is excellent, and it also surprisingly does not fit into the categories requested by the OP.

I wish the author did a sequel. The book is totally relevant but I can only dream of what a modern version would look like.

+1 for this book. Such a pleasure to read and to work through the samples.