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|  | Dionysos by Carl Kerenyi, Ralph Manheim
No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the sensuous tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. In myth and image, in visionary experience and ritual representation, the Greeks possessed a complete expression of indestructible life, the essence of Dionysos. In this work, the noted mythologist and historian of religion Carl Kerenyi presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture down to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. From the wealth of Greek literary, epigraphic, and monumental traditions, Kerenyi constructs a picture of Dionysian worship, always underlining the constitutive element of myth. Included in this study are the secret cult scenes of the women's mysteries both within and beyond Attica, the mystic sacrificial rite at Delphi, and the great public Dionysian festivals at Athens. The way in which the Athenian people received and assimilated tragedy in its immanent connection with Dionysos is seen as the greatest miracle in all cultural history. Tragedy and New Comedy are seen as high spiritual forms of the Dionysian religion, and the Dionysian element itself is seen as a chapter in the religious history of Europe. AUTHOR: Carl Kerenyi, Ralph Manheim
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Black Person's Guide to Adult Education & Economic Empowerment by LeDene Lewis
Learn how to overcome obstacles to achieve educational and economic empowerment. AUTHOR: LeDene Lewis
PUBLISHER: African American Images
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Safari Journal
Description not available.Twelve-year-old Casey is unhappy about being sent on a trip to Kenya with his wacky Aunt Elaine, until he encounters fascinating customs, endangered animals, and wild adventures.
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Squire's Tale by Gerald Morris
Terence becomes a squire to Sir Gawain, one of the knights of King Arthur's Round Table. Through his adventures with the knight, Terence encounters wizards, wars, magic spells, damsels in distress, and even solves the mystery of his own parentage. AUTHOR: Gerald Morris
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Nowhere Land by K. A. Applegate
This fourth installment in the Remnants series finds the two Remnant groups forced to unite when faced with a computer-generated reality that, when they pierce its veneer, reveals a bizarre and dangerous world. AUTHOR: K. A. Applegate
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Grace Matters by Rice
Description not available.A northern college student who helped found an interracial Christian community in the South, in which a dedicated group of black and white Christians worked to enhance the impoverished lives of people in their inner-city neighborhood, reveals how he pulled off this remarkable feat. AUTHOR: Rice
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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