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Speak Up for Democracy: What You Can Do -- A Practical Plan of Action for Every American Citizen

Speak Up for Democracy: What You Can Do -- A Practical Plan of Action for Every American Citizen by Bernays, Edward L.

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Title
Speak Up for Democracy: What You Can Do -- A Practical Plan of Action for Every American Citizen
Author
Bernays, Edward L.
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
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New York: The Viking Press, 1940. First Edition. Good. First and only edition. xiv, [2], 127, [1] pp. Staple-bound in publisher's printed wraps. Good condition with light soiling and moderate edgewear and several creases to rear cover; wraps detached from textblock. Light toning to contents and bookseller ticket to first page. Edward Bernays was a groundbreaking publicist who developed the idea of public relations as a semi-scientific practice. The nephew of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, Bernays was born in Austria but grew up in New York, graduating from Cornell University in 1912. He and his future wife Doris Fleischman opened a successful public relations office after the First World War, and Bernays authored several influential books, including Crystallizing Public Opinion (1923), Propaganda (1928), and Public Relations (1952). In this 1940 call to action, he advises ordinary men and women on how they can stand up to Communist, Nazi, and Fascist sympathizers within their own country: "Don't think that you are powerless because you are only one of 130 million. In the final analysis, you are the soldiers upon whom the victory depends. Public opinion is the dominant factor in shaping our country's course. Public opinion, morale, is made of of individual opinions. You can influence the opinions and activities of others." Bernays tells his reader how to communicate with radio stations and newspapers, how to speak well, how to advertise, how to develop leadership and plan events, and other essentials of what we might now call "grassroots organizing." Several pages are devoted to identifying the saboteurs of democracy: appeasers, anti-labor groups, anti-civil liberties groups, anti-alien groups, and super-patriots. A scarce publication from a pioneer of propaganda, distinctly of its time yet chillingly relevant.
Lesbian Pulp Fiction and LGBTQ Representation in Mid-Century America, Marijane Meaker Paperback Collection, 1958-1963

Lesbian Pulp Fiction and LGBTQ Representation in Mid-Century America, Marijane Meaker Paperback Collection, 1958-1963 by Ann Aldrich

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Lesbian Pulp Fiction and LGBTQ Representation in Mid-Century America, Marijane Meaker Paperback Collection, 1958-1963
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Ann Aldrich
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1958. Meaker, Marijane, writing as "Vin Packer" and "Ann Aldrich." Collection of three early lesbian pulp paperbacks published between 1958 and 1963, documenting the emergence of lesbian representation within mid-twentieth-century American popular fiction during a period of censorship, criminalization, and social surveillance surrounding homosexuality. The novels belong to the broader cultural sphere of postwar lesbian pulp publishing, a mass-market genre that circulated queer themes through inexpensive paperback fiction sold in drugstores, bus depots, and newsstands across the United States. Meaker became one of the foundational figures of the genre and one of the relatively few lesbian authors writing openly from lived experience, distinguishing her work from sensationalized or punitive portrayals commonly produced for heterosexual audiences. Her fiction and nonfiction addressed lesbian identity, emotional intimacy, isolation, and social stigma with unusual directness during the Cold War era, when many publishers required narratives involving homosexuality to end in tragedy or moral punishment in order to satisfy censorship standards. The collection provides insight into LGBTQ literary history, lesbian readership networks, and the development of queer representation in American popular culture. Collection consists of three mass-market paperback volumes measuring approximately 4.5 x 7 inches. [1] Aldrich, Ann. We, Too, Must Love. Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, 1963. Third printing. 188 pages. Semi-autobiographical work responding to letters sent by young women, parents, and medical professionals seeking honest discussion of lesbian experience. The text incorporates excerpts from reader correspondence and presents lesbian life in New York with unusual sympathy and openness for the period, emphasizing emotional isolation, social misunderstanding, and the importance of representation. [2] Packer, Vin. Spring Fire. Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, 1961. Second edition mass-market paperback. 160 pages. Widely regarded as one of the first lesbian pulp novels published in the United States. The cover depicts two women seated together on a bed beneath the tagline, "A story once told in whispers now frankly, honestly written." The novel became highly influential within lesbian publishing culture, with later writer Ann Bannon citing it as inspiration for her own work. [3] Packer, Vin. The Evil Friendship. Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, 1958. First edition mass-market paperback. 192 pages. Marketed as a sensational crime novel involving two teenage girls accused of matricide, the work combines themes of female intimacy, moral panic, and juvenile delinquency characteristic of paperback exploitation publishing during the 1950s. Cover illustrations on both front and rear emphasize psychological tension and emotional dependency between the two protagonists. Published during the height of Cold War censorship and anti-homosexual policing, these works document the contradictory position of lesbian pulp fiction within American culture: simultaneously exploitative, commercially constrained, and deeply important to isolated queer readers seeking representations of same-sex desire. Meaker's comparatively empathetic treatment of lesbian identity distinguished her from many contemporaries and contributed to the development of more self-aware queer literary culture in the decades preceding gay liberation. Her later memoir writings discussing her relationship with Patricia Highsmith further cemented her importance within twentieth-century LGBTQ literary history. Minor handling wear throughout. All three volumes remain in very good condition. Cohesive collection of foundational lesbian pulp literature from one of the genre's most historically significant authors.
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A bibliography of Dr. Thomas Sydenham by G.G. Meynell by Sydenham, Thomas

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A bibliography of Dr. Thomas Sydenham by G.G. Meynell
Author
Sydenham, Thomas
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
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Folkestone: Winterdown Books, 1990.
Gideon - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Gideon - 1st Edition/1st Printing by Andrews, Russell

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Gideon - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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Andrews, Russell
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Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
ISBN
9780345423467
Condition
Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Description
New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0345423461 . First edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear and a small closed tear to the upper right corner; Set in the days of the American Revolution, Gideon is a stirring tale of courage, love, and sacrifice. After the death of his father, Gideon is forced to leave his home in New Hampshire to live with his cruel stepfather in Massachusetts. There, Gideon is apprenticed to a tanner and spends his days cutting leather and his nights patrolling the town for British spies. One night, Gideon Granger stumbles upon a group of British soldiers planning to raid the town. He single-handedly defeats the British forces and is hailed as a hero. Inspired by Gideon's bravery, the people of the town vow to stand up to the British Empire. With the help of Gideon and his friends, the town rallies to victory and drives the British out of Massachusetts.; 8vo; FSA .
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LEGENDS & LORE OR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS by Allen, John W

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LEGENDS & LORE OR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
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Allen, John W
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Hoffman Books (United States)
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Very Good
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Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Carbondale, 1963. 404 pages, clothbound, very good condition in dust jacket. .

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