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|  | Ancient Mysteries by Marvin W. Meyer
Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the concerns of people living in an increasingly cosmopolitan ancient world. These experiences were provided by the mysteries, religions that flourished particularly during the Hellenistic period and were secretly practiced by groups of adherents who decided, through personal choice, to be initiated into the profound realities of one deity or another. Unlike the official state religions, in which people were expected to make an outward show of allegiance to the local gods, the mysteries emphasized an inwardness and privacy of worship within a closed band of initiates. AUTHOR: Marvin W. Meyer
PUBLISHER: University of Pennsylvania Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Screenwriting
Description not available.Provides advice for aspiring screenwriters on how to write scripts for television and motion pictures, including what topics are popular, how to rework scenes, and how to sell screenplays in Hollywood.
PUBLISHER: Alpha Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Sex, Stupidity, & Greed by Ian Grey
Grey probes the dark, sordid, stupid underside of the glittering, glamorous veneer of Hollywood. Packed with outrageous anecdotes, insider interviews, unbelievable skills and production sketches, this compulsively readable volume exposes the incredible scandals and lurid excesses at the heart of the film industry. Photos. AUTHOR: Ian Grey
PUBLISHER: Juno Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Building the Alaska Log Home by Tom Walker
This thorough book on traditional hand-hewn log construction has a warm, friendly text and 192 pages of full-color photos of work at some amazing home sites ( Washington Post ). A unique and valuable guide .-- Country Living Magazine . 210 color photos. 41 drawings. AUTHOR: Tom Walker
PUBLISHER: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Last Tango in Paris by David Thompson
Bernardo Bertolucci's graphic and harrowing account of sexual obsession, grief, psychic breakdown and murder premiered in 1972. On the film's release in Italy, Bertolucci, Marlon Brando, co-star Maria Schneider and producer Alberto Grimaldi were indicted on obscenity charges and found guilty. Controversy and censorship dogged the film, but it has been a great commercial and critical success. AUTHOR: David Thompson
PUBLISHER: British Film Institute
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Towards a New Museum by Victoria Newhouse
In the late 20th century, art museums have become complete entertainment destinations with elaborate blockbuster exhibitions, coordinating museum shop merchandise, and gourmet restaurants. Newhouse, an architectural historian, examines the museum building itself and its relation to the museum's past, present, and future roles; in addition, she analyzes the relationship between museum function and design. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. AUTHOR: Victoria Newhouse
PUBLISHER: Monacelli Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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