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One of the world's greatest classical pianists reveals how the "other world" transformed his life and career

By any measure, Byron Janis has had an extraordinary musical career. His discovery of two long-lost Chopin scores made headlines around the world, and he has been honored many times for his breathtaking performances of some of the most exciting and challenging works in the standard classical piano repertoire. As he retraces this remarkable journey in Chopin and Beyond, he shares something even more extraordinary: the other-worldly experiences that have shaped his life and music in surprising and profound ways.

• Shares milestones and memories from the life and musical career of one of the world's greatest pianists
• Includes lively anecdotes of famous classical musicians and other notable figures, including Vladimir Horowitz and Pablo Picasso
• Describes his long-secret but ultimately triumphant battle with arthritis
• Recounts the paranormal experiences that deepened his personal association with Chopin, effected near miraculous recoveries from serious accidents, and more

Like the best music, Chopin and Beyond will open your mind to explore the wonder and possibility of a different world. ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Harry Turtledove, David Horowitz, Howard Zinn, Barbara Tuchman, Murray Bookchin, Vladimir Tismăneanu, Norman Finkelstein, Bernard Lewis, Daniel Goldhagen, Arno J. Mayer, Richard Pipes, James R. Russell, Saul Friedländer, Irving Howe, Robert Fogel, Joel Beinin, Allen Weinstein, Walter Laqueur, Debórah Dwork, Deborah Lipstadt, Robert Heilbroner, Herbert Aptheker, Theodore Draper, Gar Alperovitz, Joel Carmichael, Adam Ulam, Moses Rischin, Yosef Goldman, Michael Berenbaum, Lenni Brenner, Arnold Reisman, Milton Meltzer, Randolph L. Braham, Yuri Slezkine, Kenneth Waltzer, Stephen Haliczer, Cyrus Adler, Jay R. Berkovitz, S. Ilan Troen, Selma Jeanne Cohen, J. Salwyn Schapiro, Howard Sachar, Gavriel David Rosenfeld, Robert Melvin Spector, Nahma Sandrow, Peter Novick, Albert Lindemann. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Vladimir Tismneanu (Romanian pronunciation: ; born July 4, 1951) is a Romanian and American political scientist, political analyst, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. A specialist in political systems and comparative politics, he is director of the University of Maryland's Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies, having served as chair of the editorial committee (2004-2008) and editor (1998-2004) of the East European Politics and Societies academic review. Tismneanu is a contributor to several periodicals, including Journal of Democracy, Studia Politica, Sfera Politicii, Revista 22, Evenimentul Zilei, Idei în Dialog and Cotidianul. He has also worked with the international radio stations Radio Free Europe and Deutsche Welle, and authored programs for the Romanian Television Company. As of 2009, he is Academic Council Chairman of the Institute for People's Studies, a think tank of the Romanian Demo...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4096055 ... Read more