Michael Johnson has narrated 9 audiobooks on Listento.it by 7 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.1★ across 9 ratings. The most-rated is The Art of the Con.
The Art of the Con
Summary
Art scams are today so numerous that the specter of a lawsuit arising from a mistaken attribution has scared a number of experts away from the business of authentication and forgery, and with good reason. Art scams are increasingly convincing and involve incredible sums of money. The cons perpetrated by unscrupulous art dealers and their accomplices are proportionately elaborate. Anthony M. Amore's The Art of the Con tells the stories of some of history's most notorious yet untold cons. They involve stolen art hidden for decades; elaborate ruses that involve the Nazis and allegedly plundered art; the theft of a conceptual prototype from a well-known artist by his assistant to be used later to create copies; the use of online and television auction sites to scam buyers out of millions; and other confidence scams incredible not only for their boldness but more so because they actually worked. Using interviews and newly released court documents, The Art of the Con will also take the listener into the investigations that led to the capture of the con men, who oftentimes return back to the world of crime. For some, it's an irresistible urge because their innocent dupes all share something in common: They want to believe.
©2015 Anthony M. Amore (P)2017 Novel Audio Inc.
Chains of Frost
Summary
When a will from her dead father decrees spunky succubus Chloe into the protection of the renowned vampire commander, Tyrian en Kulev, she does what any girl would do and casts a spell. Things take a turn for the worse when the spell Chloe and her sisters perform summons an ancient demon from deep within the earth. Now Chloe's being hunted by a demon set on killing her and she has no choice but to turn to the cold-hearted vampire commander for help. Surprisingly, Chloe finds that she doesn't mind her new Protector as much as she thought she would. His cold, impassionate nature needs a firm push to show his true colors, but when those colors shine, Chloe sees a beautiful spark of fire inside him - one she longs to ignite herself! Tyrian en Kulev always pays his debts. When Francis Bellum dies and orders Tyrian to act as his eldest daughter's Protector, Tyrian resigns himself to the position. What should have been a simple deal - keep her in the castle, protect her - has turned difficult. Chloe comes to him with a demon trying to kill her and a sexy attitude that keeps invading his thoughts everywhere he goes. The little succubus easily grabs hold of the heart he'd kept locked away for so long and makes him feel once again. But can they defeat the demon that haunts her and can Tyrian overcome his past and move on to a new future with Chloe?
©2014 Tiffany Lewis (P)2018 Tiffany Lewis
Three Miles Out: Book One
Summary
The ultimate biological warfare attack is achieved when a group of American soldiers return home from deployment infected with a highly contagious pathogen. The ground zero incubation period is lengthy, and before it is even known that they are infected, the soldiers have already carried it to various cities across the United States. The culprit of this weapon is not a country or even a person, but rather nature itself. Within time, no place in the world is safe. Typically, after work, Brady Lawrence is content sitting on his couch playing video games, taking care of his mother, and watching for disturbing stories on the news. When a particularly gruesome case quarantines the next town over, Brady convinces his best friend, Jason, to go with him and investigate. Their curiosity leads them not only into the thick of things but stuck at the center of ground zero. In the midst of trying to get out and make it home before the outbreak reaches their families, Brady and Jason soon find themselves on a path to being unlikely heroes in the battle against the infected. The infection spreads like wildfire, and finding a cure or method to beat it seems hopeless. Three Miles Out: Book One is the journey of that outbreak.
©2017 Jacqueline Druga (P)2018 Jacqueline Druga
The Silent Princess: The MacKellen Alphas (Volume 2)
Summary
Hanna MacKellen has landed in a heap of trouble. No longer married to her adulterous mate, she has moved on with her life and is finally enjoying some excitement that she's missed out on for years.
After a date with a lykaen prince goes fatally wrong, Hanna finds herself in the hands of French-Canadian enemies. Worse, she's gotten her crush, Alex Thompson, in the thick of it, too. Alex is a man of danger and dark secrets. He keeps his emotions locked away, especially from Hanna, a woman he views as different from him. She's educated and sophisticated, and he has a criminal past and a deadbeat dad. Women like her simply did not mix with men like him.
Together they wind up on the adventure of a lifetime. On top of it all, Hanna's heart is in jeopardy of falling in love with the wrong kind of man, and she doesn't know if she can stop it from happening, or if she even wants to.
©2015 Tiffany Lewis (P)2017 Tiffany Lewis
The Strategy of Victory
Summary
A sweeping and insightful grand strategic overview of the American Revolution, highlighting Washington's role in orchestrating victory and creating the US Army Led by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost the war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled. Following the victory in 1775 at Bunker Hill, patriot leaders were convinced that the key to victory was the homegrown militia - local men defending their families and homes. But the flush of early victory soon turned into a bitter reality as the British routed Americans fleeing New York. General George Washington knew that having and maintaining an army of professional soldiers was the only way to win independence. As he fought bitterly with the leaders in Congress over the creation of a regular army, he patiently waited until his new army was ready for pitched battle. His first opportunity came late in 1776, following his surprise crossing of the Delaware River. In New Jersey the strategy of victory was about to unfold. In The Strategy of Victory, preeminent historian Thomas Fleming examines the battles that created American independence, revealing how the creation of a professional army worked on the battlefield to secure victory, independence, and a lasting peace for the young nation.
©2017 Thomas Fleming (P)2017 Hachette Audio
Jefferson
Summary
From an eminent scholar of the American South, the first full-scale biography of Thomas Jefferson since 1970. Not since Merrill Peterson's Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation has a scholar attempted to write a comprehensive biography of the most complex Founding Father. In Jefferson, John B. Boles plumbs every facet of Thomas Jefferson's life, all while situating him amid the sweeping upheaval of his times. We meet Jefferson the politician and political thinker - as well as Jefferson the architect, scientist, bibliophile, paleontologist, musician, and gourmet. We witness him drafting of the Declaration of Independence, negotiating the Louisiana Purchase, and inventing a politics that emphasized the states over the federal government - a political philosophy that shapes our national life to this day. Boles offers new insight into Jefferson's actions and thinking on race. His Jefferson is not a hypocrite, but a tragic figure - a man who could not hold simultaneously to his views on abolition, democracy, and patriarchal responsibility. Yet despite his flaws, Jefferson's ideas would outlive him and make him into nothing less than the architect of American liberty.
©2017 John B. Boles (P)2017 Hachette Audio
Three Miles Out: Book Two
Summary
A global outbreak has brought humanity to the brink of extinction, and mankind fights an ongoing battle for survival. When a group of American soldiers return home from deployment infected with a highly contagious pathogen, a massive outbreak is inevitable. The ground-zero incubation period is lengthy, and before it is even known that they are infected, the soldiers have already carried it to various cities across the United States. The infection spreads like wildfire. While there are those who struggle to defeat it, each passing day seems like a lost cause. Where there is life, there is hope. Safe cities are built to preserve life while there are those who have not given up and fight for a cure. Will their efforts be in vain? Three Miles Out: Book Two is the second and final part of the duet. It follows those who survive and are immune in the aftermath of the outbreak.
©2017 Jacqueline Druga (P)2018 Jacqueline Druga
Healing Shine: A Spiritual Assignment
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Michael Johnson thinks he knows a thing or two about horses. Despite the doctorate and a quarter-century in the corporate world, and a career that has taken him across America so many times he no longer needs a map - above all things - he is still a cowboy. At 45, the internal calling to return to the world of horses, rodeo, and roping will no longer be denied. A good horse will be required. A simple enough task for an “expert” like Michael. Even though it’s “been a while”, his skills with the lariat will return, and he knows how to train horses. In his youth he watched his dad and uncles develop countless roping horses for work on their own ranch, and for others throughout the country. In his teens and early 20s, he assimilated every tip, training device, and technique in their repertoire. They taught him not only the “best way” to deal with the horses, but the only way. Armed with the knowledge of certainty, Michael finds only success with his initial prospects. Then, Michael meets the gray called Shine. “Don’t buy him,” counsels Shine’s owner. “You won’t like him”. Undaunted, Michael purchases the horse expecting his training methods to produce solid results in thirty days - 60 at the most. Some two years and three months later, Shine is no different than he was on the first day. The crushing realization comes that the man who considered himself an expert is a fool. Gradually, he comes to a most difficult admission. Like so many who claim to know everything there is to know about horses - he knows nothing at all. Yet, he cannot abandon the gray. Something in his spirit tells Michael that in the heart of the disturbed horse resides the thing called greatness. The story of one horse and one man and their seven-year spiritual journey together. Along the way, a blue roan colt, an old warhorse, and true horsemen provide Michael with pieces to the puzzle of healing Shine - and at last, a path into the heart of the great gray.
©2007 Michael Johnson (P)2020 Michael Johnson
The Trials of Joe Ben Black: Confessions of a Rope Horse
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A sequel to the highly popular Healing Shine: A Spiritual Assignment, The Trials of Joe Ben Black: Confessions of a Rope Horse was intended to be a collection of best practices to start a young roping horse. However, the subject matter turned out to encompass a much larger area. What is the best way to train our horse? According to Michael Johnson's latest audiobook, "The process is far less about training the horse...and far more about training ourselves". Within the sections of Joe Ben Black you will find a collection of best practices to start a young horse...with a twist. A good portion of the audiobook is told from Joe Ben's point of view and from the stars of Healing Shine - the Shine Man and the hilarious Little Blue. Joe Ben's story begins with Michael by Joe Ben's mother's side the night of his birth, and chronicles the young horse's adventures en route to becoming a skilled roping horse five years later. The audiobook is replete with Michael's honest appraisal of his mistakes along the way - the same ones we all make. An excellent listen for the novice and seasoned horseman alike, there's wonderful humor throughout with stories of hope and clear strategies to improve your horsemanship skills.
©2021 Michael Johnson (P)2021 Michael Johnson