Lionsgate

When Kevin Burke, a young, ambitious security agent employed by a powerful multinational banking firm, finally secures an important promotion on the company's top internal security team, he has reached the pinnacle of his career and intends to ask his beautiful girlfriend, Rosalind, to marry him. But their romantic evening ends in tragedy when Rosalind is brutally murdered by a hit man. Suddenly, Kevin's world begins to collapse around him and he swears to avenge Rosalind's death. Now,...

He was a warrior so mighty that vast armies fell helpless before him. His strength, however, was no match for the seduction of her embrace. The Hebrew judge Samson was a man of terrifying strength and barbaric fury. Renowned for killing thousands with the jawbone of an ass, he was tamed not by great armies, but by the blazing eyes of the Philistine courtesan Delilah. Who was this mysterious woman who learned the mysterious secret of Samson's strength? SAMSON AND DELILAH: LOVE AND BETRAYAL...

The 50-year period between 1880 and 1924 saw a human wave of Italian immigrants arrive in the United States. Prior to World War I, almost one quarter of Italy's population emigrated from that country. Forced to flee a stifiling combination of depressing social, economic, and political conditions, more than 500-thousand Italians came to this county in 1901 alone. By 1910 1,300,000 had arrived and the next decade brought another 1,100,000 million. Italians had become the largest immigrant group...

The tumultuous life of the Russian composer who gave the world inspired symphonies but who suffered from headaches, fits of weeping, and morbid shyness. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's early marriage ended in disaster and led to a suicide attempt. He had another odd relationship with a widow who subsidized him on the condition that they never meet. They did come face-to-face once, but turned away from each other without saying a word. A week after the premiere of his Nutcracker Suite, he died from...

Kenny Richey is scheduled to die for setting a fire designed to kill his ex-girlfriend that wound up killing a 2-year-old child. But with no witnesses and the little existing physical evidence tainted by investigators, Richey's was not an open-and-shut arson case. Seventeen years later, Scottish-born Richey, represented by an ineffective public defender at trial, continues to proclaim his innocence from a death-row cell in Ohio. But his execution may be only months away and time is running...

Como smmbolo del amor, del perdsn y de la vida eterna, pocos sucesos en la Biblia tienen mas significado que la Ultima Cena en Jerusalin. Para muchos cristianos, los smmbolos del pan y el vino que Jeszs toms antes de su ejecucisn se han convertido en lo mas sagrado de las Pascuas. Todavia los expertos modernos siguen cuestionando los detalles de esta cena final que Cristo compartis con sus discmpulos. ?Quiin verdaderamente particips en esta Ultima Cena? ?Qui cosas fueron discutidas entre...

In the mid-1970's Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood lived up to its name, and a big part of the reason was a man named Jimmy Coonan. Violent, charismatic and fearless, he ran a personal empire of crime and intimidation known as the Westies, taking their name and outlook from one of the most feared gangs of early New York. T.J. English's (Born to Kill) first book, The Westies was a gripping look inside the life and times of this notorious group. English, who covered the Westies trial for...

The story of May 10, 1972, the biggest day of air combat in the Vietnam War. In addition to great "turn and burn" battles, the dogfights involve some remarkable Electronic Warfare - F4 Phantoms, F-105s, and numerous other aircraft descend on North Vietnam employing advanced radar jamming equipment, smart bombs, and other high-tech gear. Great "gear" show with lots of dogfights action.

A look at the controversial case of Deputy Sheriff Joseph Kent McGowan, whose dispute with a Texas woman, Susan White, ended up with McGowan shooting White in her bedroom. Two juries found McGowan guilty of murder, but McGowan insists that he acted in self-defense.

The heartbreaking story of Africans forcibly enslaved and shipped to America is a well-known tale; yet, it is just one tragic episode in the saga of world slavery. For nearly 6,000 years of recorded history, conquerors have imprisoned their enemies and forced them to act as laborers, warriors, and often sexual partners. It is a system that is responsible for the rise and fall of some of the world's greatest civilizations--and it's still going on today!

Dwight D. Eisenhower lived a life marked by extraordinary success. A West Point graduate whose military know-how catapulted him through the U.S. Army ranks, Eisenhower's steadfast leadership helped turn the tide of World War II. His intellect and skillful diplomacy later paved the way to the White House where he served two productive terms as president. In his role as commander-in-chief, Eisenhower became a well-respected and dedicated advocate for peace and human rights throughout the...

It has been among the most powerful fraternal organizations in America, boasting up to four million members, and has survived for more than a century by wrapping its doctrine of hate and intolerance around the ideals of Christianity and patriotism. THE KU KLUX KLAN: A SECRET HISTORY reveals the dark heart of this controversial organization. Join authors David M. Chalmers (Hooded Americanism: The History of the Ku Klux Klan) and Wyn Craig Wade (The Fiery Cross: The Ku Klux Klan in America) as...