His name was El Cid. He was medieval Spain's fiercest warrior. And, in the arms of a woman, its most violent lover. But he had never met anyone like Mirjana. The ivory-skinned but iron-willed princess was more than his match. She was his captor, his concubine, his obsession--and his only love.--Page 4 cover.

"Remember the Promise Keepers?" queries a recent media story on the evangelical men's movement that captured America's imagination and generated intense controversy during much of the 1990s. John P. Bartkowski has written the first account scrutinizing the turbulent forces that contributed to the group's wild popularity, declining fortunes, and current efforts to reinvent itself.

"As she got older and settled down some, Lorraine understood it a little more. It has been awful for all of them, but Rosie was supposed to be able to handle it. Rosie never cried, as far as Lorraine could remember, always tried to keep the old man under control. Lorraine remembered the night they brought her home, the night before she left. She could still see Rosie's face, the horror on it when she looked at Lorraine. But she also remembered Rosie helping her into the bathtub after the beating she got. Then when Rosie came out, Lorraine had to laugh. Christ, she thought the threee of us: a dyke, a junkie, and a weirdo. Well whaddya want the way things were?" -- Publisher's description.

Jacob A. Shepherd has teamed up with his mother, Sheri Rose Shepherd, on a book that speaks directly to men's souls, renewing their strength and helping them to walk in power and truth.