Gail Fine presents an original interpretation of a compelling puzzle in ancient philosophy. Meno's Paradox, which is first formulated in Plato's Meno, challenges the very possibility of inquiry.

They chased down Paul McCartney in a park and became the first band signed to Apple, the Beatle's new recording company. This is not just another story about the Beatles and the magical l960s, although they do feature heavily in it. It¿s also the tale of reaching for the stars and achieving every teenage boy¿s ambition. It¿s an adventure that took Paul on an exciting journey from the back streets of Liverpool in l959 to the heart of the Beatles empire in London in l967. Paul McCartney says that "Paul Tennant's story about Liverpool and his year with Apple is fascinating. I am pleased to have played a small part in it."

This book makes the startling case that North Americans were getting on the "information highway" as early as the 1700's, and have been using it as a critical building block of their social, economic, and political world ever since.

Synthesizing several decades of scholarship by historians East and West, Barbara Evans Clements traces the major developments in the history of women in Russia and their impact on the history of the nation. Sketching lived experiences across the centuries, she demonstrates the key roles that women played in shaping Russia's political, economic, social, and cultural development for over a millennium.

Grote's History of Greece is one of the classic works of historical interpretation and scholarship. George Grote - banker, MP and a founder of London University - was the first historian to give a high value to the Greek creation of democracy, and this aspect of his work is closely relevant to current debates about democracy in our times. This abridgement of the original twelve volume work, which was made in the early years of the century and published by George Routledge and sons, is now available again and makes accessible the essential Grote.