Michael Schreiber Books

Bernard Perlin (1918-2014) was a pivotal figure in twentieth-century American art and gay cultural history, known for his boundary-pushing artistry and sexual renegade spirit. His works graced popular magazines in the mid-20th century and were collected by influential families such as the Rockefellers and Whitneys, as well as major institutions like the Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art. Perlin's clientele included prominent literary, artistic, and political figures. As a government propaganda artist and war correspondent, he created iconic imagery of World War II. From the 1930s onward, he boldly depicted scenes from underground gay bars and nude studies of street hustlers, reflecting his vibrant gay life. Socially, he mingled with New York's elite gay society, known as the “cufflink crowd,” which included luminaries like Truman Capote and Leonard Bernstein. He also formed close relationships with notable artists and writers such as Vincent Price and E. M. Forster. Simultaneously, he navigated the gay underworlds of New York and Rome, engaging in escapades that rivaled those of Jean Genet and Tennessee Williams. Michael Schreiber chronicles Perlin's remarkable life, friendships, and adventures through interviews, excerpts from unpublished memoirs, unseen photos, and a rich selection of his art.

Long before designing his signature Usonian houses, Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned an earlier series of affordable models for the middle class: The American System-Built Homes. He developed seven floorplans of varying size and layout, standardized so that materials could be precut at the factory to reduce costs. Only a few years after the project began, the United States entered World War I, and all home construction was stalled due to lumber shortages. Wright then turned his attention to other projects, and with fewer than twenty built, the American System-Built Homes were all but forgotten.In 2011, Jason Loper and Michael Schreiber purchased the only American System-Built Home constructed in Iowa, the Meier House, which set them on a course of refurbishing and researching their new residence. In This American House, Loper and Schreiber trace the history of the Meier House through its previous owners, and shed light on this underexplored period of Wright's oeuvre. With a preface by John H. Waters, the Preservation Programs Manager of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, This American House addresses what it means to be the stewards of a piece of history.

Im Herbst 54 n. Chr. plant der Bernsteinhändler Demetrius, den Winter im Süden zu verbringen. Doch nach einem Treffen mit seinem Freund Plinius geraten sie in eine Verschwörung um den vergifteten Kaiser Claudius und den machthungrigen Nero. Gemeinsam mit dem Arzt Dioskurides versuchen sie, den rivalisierenden Britannicus zu retten.

Im Sommer 2002 reist der arbeitslose Journalist Georg Forster nach Montenegro, das ihm als Geheimtipp erscheint. Doch bald wird er fälschlicherweise für einen deutschen Agenten gehalten und gerät in ein gefährliches Spiel zwischen organisiertem Verbrechen und Geheimdiensten, das mit einem Mordkomplott verknüpft ist.

Die Freundschaft mit Jesus steht in der Erstkommunionvorbereitung oft im Mittelpunkt, und um das Thema „Freundschaft“ kreist folgerichtig auch dieses Geschenkheft. Neben der kindgerechten Nacherzählung zweier biblischer Geschichten zum Thema Freundschaft enthält es eine Auswahl der Grundgebete, Raum für Erinnerungseinträge und ein abschließendes Erstkommunionrätsel. Farbige Illustrationen und eine abwechslungsreiche Gestaltung runden das Textangebot ab. Ein preiswertes Geschenkheft für die Erstkommunion, das auch inhaltlich einiges zu bieten hat. Es lässt sich sowohl als Glückwunsch allein oder auch als sinnvoller Gruß zu einem größeren Geschenk verwenden.