Plato, Socrates and the Dialogues by Michael Sugrue

This was an audible.com download of a Great Courses lecture series. It is an excellent intro to Plato and Socrates. Prof. Sugrue clearly loves his subject.

Socrates, A Man for Our Times by Paul Johnson

A good study of Socrates by the historian Paul Johnson. Since the subtitle was "A Man for Our Times", I was expecting more concerning the contemporary relevance of Socrates, but this is a simply a straightforward study of Socrates and Socratic philosophy. To the extent that Socrates is a man for all times - and he is - then naturally he is a man for our times.

I prefer the older book on Socrates by Romano Guardini, as Guardini is more philosophically sophisticated than Johnson. I think Johnson is also a little hard on Plato, but Johnson is still excellent.

Socrates Meets Kierkegaard by Peter Kreeft

One of the many "Socrates Meets X" books written by Kreeft. These books are quick reads and offer some good insights into the thinker under question. This book is essentially a commentary on Kierkegaard Philosophical Fragments.

Fancying myself passably educated in things Kierkegaard, I didn't always agree with Kraft's interpretation of him. But I did get a different perspective on Kierkegaard and for that reason the book is a valuable read.