Search Results: Authors starting with S from Bloomsbury Books

Oradell, NJ: American Tract Society. Offered is a lot of four Christian tracts written by George E. Sadler entitled "Shut-in But NOT Shut-Out" published by the American Tract Society out of Oradell, New Jersey. No date, although 1960s or 1970s (the tracts show a five-digit zip code). Each measures 3-7/16" by 5-3/4" and contains four pages including front and rear covers. Rev. Sadler begins his discussion with, "May I come in and visit with you a moment? I know you carry a heavy burden and I will not tarry long. Just long enough to tell you of One who wants to help you during your shut-in hours. Let me introduce my Friend to you. His name is Jesus Christ." . Fine. Wraps. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1970.

Montreal, Canada: Le Messager Canadien. Text is in French. A left-stapled softcover containing 32 pages. On Ursuline nun Marie Guyart (1599-1672). Former owner's name written in small pen to title page, else Fine. . Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 1945.

Paris, France: Editions Seghers. Text is in French. Softcover containing 224 pages. Volume #13 from series "Cinema d'aujourd'hui." Copyright date indicates 1963; printed in April 1965 so possible later printing. Text is accompanied with photographs. Covers show light to moderate wear in places. . Good. Soft cover. 1965.

Washington, D.C: CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador). Offered is an original brochure published in 1988 by CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador) out of Washington, D.C. entitled "A Policy of Terror: U.S. Support for Salvadoran Death Squads." Measuring 7" by 8-1/2" and containing four pages including front and rear covers. With two interior photographs, one of a young man who was murdered, the brochure begins with a quote from Maria Julia Hernandez, Director of the Legal Aid Office of the Archdiocese of San Salvador: "Every day we receive requests to look for the disappeared, and to investigate assassinations and a whole series of human rights violations by the death squads." The brochure contains gruesome accounts of victims ("January 17, 1988: Two women are found hanging from a tree, their breasts cut off and their faces painted red") and concludes: "Who was responsible for these atrocities? The answer… Read More

Washington, D.C: Building with the Voiceless of El Salvador, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Offered is an original brochure entitled "The U.S. Tour of Jose Panchito Recinos, President of the CRC (Committee of Repopulated Communities of Cuzcatlan [also: Cuscatlan] y Cabanas) - April 1989" published by Building with the Voiceless of El Salvador out of Washington, D.C. A left-folded brochure containing four pages, including front and rear covers, with each page measuring 8-1/2" by 11". Containing a front cover photograph of "A young refugee making shoes for his community," the topic headings are: THE TOUR ("Building with the Voiceless of El Salvador, a U.S.-based campaign that advocates for the urban and rural poor of El Salvador, is sponsoring the tour of Jose Panchito Recinos, President of the CRC. Panchito will be touring seven cities in the U.S. and offers first hand testimony of the Salvadoran people's… Read More

Washington, D.C: CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador). Offered is an original flyer published in 1990 by CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador) announcing "Tenth Anniversary Commemoration: Archbishop [Oscar] Romero - March to End the U.S. War in Central America - Washington, D.C. Saturday, March 24, 1990 - March from Capitol to White House." A single-sheet flyer printed on one side and measuring 8-1/2" by 11". CISPES is not named on the flyer, although their contact number is provided. With Archbishop Oscar Romero's illustrated profile. As stated, the demands are: 1) "End all U.S. aid to El Salvador; Withdraw all U.S. advisers; Respect human rights: Stop repressing the people; Support a political negotiated solution"; 2) "End the U.S. war against Nicaragua; Respect Nicaragua's election; End the contra war; Lift the trade embargo and normalize relations"; 3) "No invasions; End the occupation of… Read More

Boston, MA: The Stratford Company, 1937. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please note condition, below. Signed and inscribed by author to first inside free page: "4/5/39 To my good friend Sidney Riesner - in appreciation of his friendship and guidance - With highest esteem JA Salzmann." Covers show chipping to upper and lower outer spine edges, narrow chip to left lower spine edge; outer corners lightly scuffed; else clean and bright. Internal pages in excellent condition..

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 84 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story Dream On: Soldier of the year Joe Zuniga sees his hope for a military career dashed as [Bill] Clinton compromises on the ban by John Gallagher (interview). Other highlights include: A Grim Reality: AIDS is cutting a wide swath through the nation's young adults, a federal study shows (with statistics AIDS deaths across the country); Sado Sam: London police grasp at straws in their hunt for a killer preying on gay men by Sharen Shaw Johnson; Ruth and consequences: Ruth [Bader] Ginsburg's Supreme Court nomination gets mixed reviews by Chris Bull; State of denial: Alabama's legislature uses fear tactics to stem the spread of AIDS and scares one man to death by John Gallagher; Sacred Cows: Gay rodeos are appearing in increasing numbers… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. Offered is issue No. 667 of The Advocate: The National Gay and Lesbian Newsmagazine (November 1, 1994) edited by Jeff Yarbrough and published by Sam Watters and Liberation Publications Inc. out of Los Angeles, California. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 84 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story Exclusive Interview: Johnny Depp, Drag Superstar. Other features include: two-page Advertisement entitled "TO MY READERS - A personal statement by Anne Rice regarding the motion picture 'Interview With the Vampire'"; Wipeout: Dim Democratic prospects in November's elections could jeopardize gay rights and AIDS legislation; Undone at the U.N.: Are American domestic politics to blame for the United Nations' suspension of a gay group? (the International Lesbian and Gay Association - ILGA); Are boycotts… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 84 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story Life After Death: After the murder of her son, Allen Schindler, Dorothy Hajdys emerges from a mother's worst nightmare as a woman with a cause - gay rights. Other features include: No news is bad news: Silver linings are few and far between at this year's international AIDS conference; America After Dark ("The Advocate explores what makes gay and lesbian nightlife the right life in America's club capitals"); The next wave if you ask: The acceptance of nightlife's drag scene by the mainstream started America's gender revolution. And San Francisco's transsexuals are out to finish it; Boy George interviewed; much more. Condition: periodic short creases along outer narrow spine fold; light corner wear. . VG+.… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 84 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. Features include: Exclusive Interview of Sharon Stone; Prime Suspect: With the reopening of a landmark murder case, suspicion now falls on a man who says a gay liaison was at the heart of the affair (on the 1954 murder of Marilyn Sheppard and the conflicting theories of Richard Eberling and Sam Reese Sheppard); A Reluctant Hero: The "class faggot" is fighting back - in court (on Jamie Nabozny); And the "Band" Plays On: Mart Crowley returns with a revival of his play "The Boys in the Band" and the publication of a collection of his works (article with interview quotes). Center sheet detached but present; light wear along outer spine. . Very Good. Magazine. First Edition. 1996.

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 86 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story: Disclosure - Will the newfound openness of Greg Louganis change anything for gay athletes? Other features include: Curtains for New York Sex Clubs? AIDS activists are blowing the whistle on clubs that fail to monitor themselves; Southern justice: In a sleepy Mississippi town, jurors strike a blow against the homosexual-panic defense (on convicted murderer Marvin McClendon); Like a Rolling Stone: Looking into publisher Jann Wenner's sexual orientation, reporters find that anything goes; The Advocate Sex Survey: The 1995 Advocate Survey of Sexuality and Relationships - The Women (lengthy questionnaire with answer sheet to be mailed in - both are present with this issue - the results to be published in a later issue); Slipping with Mickey: The… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 108 pages including front and rear covers and centerfold Erasure poster. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story: Let the Games Begin: One million gays and lesbians pour into New York for the ultimate party. How will you survive the huddled masses? Without our guide to the Gay Games and Stonewall 25, you won't. Other features include: The Debate of Death (on assisted-suicide laws); Exclusive: A Lesbian Photojournalist Chronicles the Gay Family (by photographer Nancy Andrews); The anti-twinkie defense: A murder sentence in Texas raises the question - Are perpetrators of crimes against gay men and lesbians getting off easy? (on the murder of Tommy Musick); New York 1994 Guide with map; large poster to center-fold for Erasure's new album "I Say I Say I Say"; Just a NORML Guy: Richard Cowan, the nation's… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 92 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story: Howard Stern - The Advocate interview By Camille Paglia. Other features include: Good-bye, Mr. Studds: The nation's first openly gay congressman draws the curtain on a career of breaking ground gracefully (on Gerry Studds); Special Report: AIDS in America (including The glamorization of AIDS: Everywhere you look, the media send the message "It's sexy to be HIV-positive"; Shopping for life: For some, AIDS is no longer a disease - it's a T-shirt; The magic bullet: AIDS vaccine researchers scramble for funds as impatient investors look to the bottom line; Street life: New York City's openly gay HIV-positive taxi commissioner is shaking up the city's cabs - and its gay activist establishment [on Christopher Lynn]). .… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 84 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story Portrait of an HIV-Positive Lesbian Centerfold: The naked truth about Playboy Playmate Rebekka Armstrong (with inside interview). Other features include: Stone broke: The group that organized June's Stonewall march is deep in debt - and its creditors are getting antsy; They shoot, they score: The drive to pull Olympic events out of Cobb County, Ga., hits pay dirt - but the county's antigay resolution remains in place; The Ugly American: American Airlines says it wants to repair its contentious relationship with gays and lesbians. But is it sincere?; Fallen Czar: Widely denounced during her year as the nation's first AIDS czar, Kristine Gebbie departs. But the problems surrounding her tenure remain; The Jite stuff: Sharp-tongued Texan… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 84 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story Martina Navratilova - The Advocate Interview. Other highlights include: Taking the Initiative: Battles over gay rights intensify in Ohio, Florida, Colorado, and Oregon by John Gallagher; Terrible Timing: A Pentagon report trashes the ban [on gay and lesbian service personnel], but there's nobody in Washington to read it by John Gallagher; Troubled Alliance: A hot debate in San Francisco complicates the tense relationship between the gay and black civil rights movements by John Gallagher; Shot Through the Art: New attention to public funding of gay-themed art could set the stage for congressional fireworks this fall by Chris Bull; Cruisin' - Entrepreneur Kevin Mossier shows gay travelers that they can sail the seven seas and feel safe at… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 84 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story: Rumors - Why gossip about an actor's alleged homosexuality can't stall a successful career. Other features include: Endangered species: Gay-themed programming on PBS and NPR could be headed for extinction; Below the Surface: Greg Louganis dives into the memories behind his explosive autobiography and tells all (Advocate interview); Viewpoint "A farmer talks horse sense" by Patricia Nell Warren; Acting out: After 30 years of classic work, gay actor Nigel Hawthorne goes mad on-screen and wins an Oscar nomination; Drag race: Gay designer Tim Chappel shares a nomination with collaborator Lizzy Gardiner; Real life: Three lesbian filmmakers get Oscar nods for documentaries touching on coming out to family (on Dee Mosbacher, Frances… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 100 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story: Exclusive Interview - The new Martina - Martina Navratilova on rumors, retirement, Republicans, and her search for a mate. Other features include: The Maine event: The defeat of a discriminatory referendum leaves activists hopeful for a state gay rights bill; The czar trip: An upcoming conference focuses attention on President Clinton's AIDS czar, Patricia Fleming; Ice queen: A polar explorer becomes the first lesbian to join the National Women's Hall of Fame (on Ann Bancroft); A man for all seasons: After playing gay in The Crying Game and Ready to Wear, Forest Whitaker gets behind the camera with Waiting to Exhale. Condition: light scuffing along outer narrow spine fold. . Near Fine. Magazine. First Edition. 1995.

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 84 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story: Exclusive Interview - Chastity Bono Out at last - The daughter of Sonny and Cher reveals everything about her traumatic coming-out odyssey. Other features include: Talked to Death: The Jenny Jones show killing raises uncomfortable questions about the symbiotic relationship between TV talk shows and gays and lesbians (on the murder of Scott Amedure by Jonathan Schmitz); St. Patrick's Day massacre: A big protest in New York City puts the "ire" back in Ireland; Special Report: Gay Money, Gay Power - including article Queen Jean: Whether in business or politics, Jean O'Leary goes for the gold; Holy man: Actor Linus Roache makes his American debut as a gay priest in a hard-hitting new film; A sheep in Wolfe's clothing: 'Bar… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Liberation Publications, Inc.. A left-stapled magazine with glossy covers and pages and containing 84 pages including front and rear covers. Containing news, letters to the editor, features, reviews, columns, and photographs. With Cover Story: Gore Fest - On his 70th birthday, author Gore Vidal gives us everything he's got - A revealing interview on life, lies, lust, and loss; Exclusive photographs of his first love; An excerpt from the candid memoir he vowed never to write. Other features include: Bound for trouble: An S/M murder trial in small-town Tennessee yields a conviction - and nagging doubts (on James Clayton Young Jr. and his conviction of the murder of Joseph V. Ladd III); Picking up the pieces: The president's new liaison to gays and lesbians tries to patch up a political romance gone sour (on Marsha Scott); Spike speaks: Director Spike Lee answers questions on homophobia with accusations of racism. Condition: light scuffing along outer narrow spine fold; in… Read More