Persona Non Grata

Kortchnoi, Viktor

Cavallaro, Lenny

Thinkers' Press, Incorporated

Immortal Beloved meets Fifty Shades of Grey, Sophie's Choice, The Godfather, and The Reincarnation of Peter Proud in this spell-binding love story that involves classical music, kinky sex, the Holocaust, the Mafia, the psychic/occult, "soul fractions," and a 2,000-year-old curse. For twenty-eight years the Curse has lain dormant, waiting and gathering strength. Soon it will strike one last time, a lethal blow designed to destroy them. Twenty-eight years earlier, the Curse relied upon a viper to deliver a fatal dosage of poison, but somehow Elena Bianchi survived. Next time the Curse will have far more dangerous weapons at its disposal. Elena is more astute than the others. The Curse realizes that unlike her predecessors, she can somehow sense its presence and anticipate its movements. Her skills are great, but the Curse now knows where she is most vulnerable. As the saga begins, Elena and Giovanni move freely between the worlds of classical music and extremely kinky sex. However, only Elena will develop a spiritual awareness of the true history they share. In this four-part series, the battle lines are drawn. Either Elena will die, or she will put an end to the Curse, once and for all.

IF MUSIC BE The FOOD Of LOVE

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Lenny Cavallaro

About the Author\nLenny Cavallaro is an accomplished musician, composer, and author. He earned his B.A. at the University of Connecticut and later earned his Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree from West Virginia University. He has served on the English and/or music faculties of several colleges in New England. A hapless woodpusher, he has nevertheless written about chess on numerous occasions and co-authored Superstition and Sabotage with Viktor Korchnoi. This is his first book for Russell Enterprises.\nA Strange Enigma Is the Chess World\nThe origins of the Royal Game go back centuries. And throughout its diverse and multi-faceted history, controversies and mysteries have arisen. Some have been resolved; many have not.\nDid Alekhine really succumb to a piece of meat that was stuck in his throat? And Paul Morphy passed after a walk on a hot New Orleans afternoon? What if the great Sherlock Holmes – and his successors – applied ironclad logic to these and other instances of Caissa’s conundrums? Might we be closer to sorting out the truth?\nYou are invited to join Holmes, Watson and their descendants as they focus their investigative skills on seven decidedly curious cases from the chess world. Premature deaths. Strange games and match results. And more...\nAuthor Lenny Cavallaro has channeled his creative passion for chess into this wonderfully entertaining collection of short stories featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. And if you have not already realized it, you may discover that the chess world is indeed a strange enigma.\nExcerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.\nChapter 4\n“Here’s What We Do Know, Mr. Holmes.”\n“I suppose I should begin with the family connection. I’m not exactly sure, but it seems the late Herr Schlechter was some sort of very distant relative―fourth cousin, twice-removed, or maybe fifth cousin, once-removed. In our family the designations were simple: children of the same parents were brothers and sisters; their children were cousins, and after that one was simply ein Verwandter.” 
Holmes turned to me abruptly. “That’s ‘a kinsman,’ Watson,” he explained. 
“I never met him, of course, and I heard about him only in December 1909, when my father mentioned that back in ‘the Old Country’ a distant relative of ours would play a match for the world chess championship the following month. 
“I played a little chess, which is to say that I had learned how to move the pieces, though not very much more than that. Nevertheless, I felt the excitement, and I wanted him to win. 
“We got news as it became available, and eventually we learned that the match had ended in a tie, 5-5. Herr Schlechter did not become champion, and he died shortly after the Great War ended. “Meanwhile, we had already moved to the United States in May 1909. I was thirteen years old. I enrolled in the public school, and did quite well in English and history, though not so well with the mathematics. 
“I never enjoyed the American sports, but I did become more interested in the chess, at which I improved. My real passion was reading, and after the War I learned much more about the match my kinsman had contested.” 
“Schlechter was still a young man, only in his mid-forties when he died in 1918. Did he succumb to the influenza?” I asked. 
“The official cause was given as pneumonia,” replied Holmes, “but from what I have heard, either the influenza or tuberculosis might instead have been to blame, and outright starvation may have been a factor, also. He was in abysmal financial straits toward the end of his short life.” Turning to Wiedermeyer, he continued, “Please resume!” 
“Well, I don’t really know where to begin, but perhaps the first question is whether this was in fact a match for the championship at all. It seems that conditions changed notably before the first move could be played. 
“Lasker had prevailed in some matches that required either ten victories or eight, with dr

Sherlock Holmes and the Mysteries of the Chess World

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Russell Enterprises, Inc.

Niccolo Paganini was probably the most influential violinist of all time. He earned a fortune, enjoyed celebrity status, and became the subject of endless rumors -- one of which was that he had made a pact with the Devil. Many believed he had indeed sold his soul. How else to explain the man who managed incredible feats of virtuosity, and who took Europe by storm, entrancing her with such music as had never before been heard? From humble origins as the gifted but unrecognized fiddler in the court of Napoleon Bonaparte's sister in Lucca, Paganini conquered the world, leaping to glory on stage in the grand concert halls of Vienna, Paris, and beyond almost overnight. His music -- exciting, innovative, and breathtakingly new -- came from the darkness, whispered in his ear by the succubus who visited him at night, torturing him with ecstasy and sad reminders of the past. And the price was high. He was possessed of a self-destructiveness that knew no bounds, diseased and addicted to vice, ravenous for sexual conquest, and unable to know love. Yet even as his shattered soul spiraled towards the Pit, a spark of light shined down on him through the love of his son. Sadly, it appeared to come too late, as the Devil returned to Niccolo's very deathbed to collect her due, his immortal soul.

Paganini Agitato

Abelson, Ann

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