Cleopatra, queen of Egypt in the years 51-30 BC, ... However, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and history teaches us that power is a strong aphrodisiac.

Francis Falbo, sad sack hero of Know Your Beholder, hasn't shaved in weeks. His wife's left him, his mom's died, his band's fallen apart. Good thing his author, Adam Rapp, has kept his sense of humor.