"On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too." --

By the end of his reign, Alexander the Great had seized control of an empire that extended from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River. When he died in 323 BC, a fervent scramble for power ensued. Funeral Games is Mary Renault's remarkable novel of this turmoil and the gradual erosion of the Greek empire. The power players include Ptolemy, two father-son teams, and a cadre of influential women-not least of whom is Eurydike, whose plan is to marry Alexander's...

In New York City, PI Rachel Alexander of Greenwich Village investigates a hit-and-run, aided by Dash, her pit bull who can sense danger. The victim was a gay painter, and suspects range from people after his art to people after his prize dog. A debut in fiction.

Someone is killing off the great dog trainers of the world-and it's up to PI Rachel Alexander and her pit bull, Dash, to collar the murderer Rachel has just been hired as undercover security at a dog-training symposium at a posh Manhattan hotel. How can the Greenwich Village PI and her pit bull, Dashiell, turn down the hefty fee, plus free room and biscuits at the Ritz? All Rachel has to do is keep the peace among the competitive diva dog trainers...

After her father's death leaves her homeless and destitute, Miss Gwendolyn Townsend is shocked to learn that her late father had arranged for her to marry Marcus Holcroft, the Earl of Pennington.

Produced in response to the kidnapping and murder of a prominent industrialist by a German terrorist group 30 years ago, this film will resonate with today's audiences who are all too familiar with political terrorism.... More of an essay than a straightforward documentary, the film captures impressions of this explosive and emotive moment in Germany's history.--From publisher description. Special features : News of the Staufers (22 min.).