On Presocratic Philosophy
Osborne, Catherine. Presocratic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. pp. 144. eBook. $7.99.
This is about as well done as these “very short introductions” get. Rowett breaks from chronology and the standard overviews while still doing justice to all the major Presocratic figures. The chapters on Parmenides, Empedocles, and Heraclitus were the best, but the whole thing is beautifully written.