Audiobooks narrated by Peter Johnson

Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy

"Money Well Spent explains how to create and implement a strategy that ensures meaningful results. Components of a smart strategy include: ● Achieving great clarity about one's philanthropic goals ● Specifying indicators of success before beginning a project ● Designing and implementing a plan commensurate with available resources ● Evidence based understanding of the world in which the plan will operate ● Paying careful attention to milestones to determine if you are on the path to success or if midcourse corrections are necessary. Drawing on examples from over 100 foundations and non-profits, Money Well Spent gives listeners the framework they need to design a smart strategy. This is a book for everyone who wants to get the most from a philanthropic dollar: donors, foundations, and non-profits."

Hal Harvey, Paul Brest (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha

"Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha is a handbook on timeless strategies to run a successful business in Buffett's own remarkable words. The book is a compilation of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway stockholder letters covering topics such as corporate culture, communication, corporate governance, compensation, and acquisitions. It is about his way of communicating with and treating employees and shareholders fairly and honestly, responsible corporate governance, ethical behavior, patience and perseverance, admitting mistakes, and having a passion for work."

Richard J. Connors, Warren Buffett (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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World Right Side Up: Investing Across Six Continents

"The gap between the developed world and the emerging market has been shrinking and will continue to do so. Hence, the so called gap between the so-called developed West and the other markets in terms of technology, economic size, financial development, incomes is much smaller than in the past. While some people fear this reality, the author feels that it is a positive trend and these new sizeable markets will create extraordinary new opportunities for investors. The book will examine various regions in the world from Latin American, Asia, Africa, North America and the Middle East. Investment topics examined in detail include currency, a contrarian approach and trends for the next decade."

Christopher W. Mayer (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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The Making of a Market Guru: Forbes Presents 25 Years of Ken Fisher

"Ken Fisher has written the monthly Portfolio Strategy' for Forbes magazine for the last 25 years, which makes him the fourth longest-running columnist in the magazine's history. A lot has happened in 25 years. From the stock market crash in 1987, when the Dow Jones index plummeted 22.6 percentthe largest-ever one-day fall in the United States to the momentous bear market in the early 2000's to the dot-com boom and subsequent crash and the 2008 market meltdown. Ken Fisher saw it all happen and analyzed the changes in the market in his informative, intriguing column. This book looks back at Ken's prolific career of columns and also includes new commentary and reflection on what's changed, what's stayed the same, where we went wrong, where we went right, and, most importantly, what it all means for investors today. This unique compilation is a slice of history for today's turbulent financial market. Much of his advice still rings true today. Pick up this book and learn from Ken's wisdom firsthand."

Aaron Anderson (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam

"Of all the battles American soldiers have fought, the most terrible was on September 17, 1862, the Civil War's Battle of Antietam. Stephen W. Sears draws upon a survey made after the war by two of the men who fought in this battle. This remarkable survey compiles the recollections of thousands of their fellow veterans on both sides."

Stephen W. Sears (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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Walking

"A meandering ode to the simple act and accomplished art of taking a walk. Profound and humorous, companionable and curmudgeonly. Walking, by America's first nature writer, is your personal and portable guide to the activity that, like no other, awakens the senses and soul to the 'absolute freedom and wildness' of nature."

Henry David Thoreau (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Part One

"Among the autobiographies of generals and statesmen, these memoirs rank with the greatest. Mark Twain hailed them as 'the best of any general's since Caesar.' Refreshingly candid and honest, Grant's assessment of his humble beginnings, his rise to fame, and his greatest triumphs and failures has become an American classic."

Ulysses S. Grant (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Part Two

"Part Two: The Vicksburg Campaign General Grant wrote this book while dying of throat cancer. He had been swindled by a dishonest Wall Street Broker and his trophies and possessions were stripped from him to satisfy the demands of his debtors. Bankrupt, suffering from a terminal illness and never passing a moment without acute pain, he produced this magnificent monument to his greatness. Those who denigrate Grant as a drunkard, butcher or bumbling President need to read this book in order to correct these errant assumptions. It is impossible to read this book and not realize that Grant was an inordinately intelligent man and one hell of a writer. Grant's Memoirs are a deserved classic in American literature and considered the greatest military Memoirs ever penned, exceeding Caesar's Commentaries. Grant wrote as he lived: with clear, concise statements, unembellished with trivialities or frivolities. The only 'criticism' the reader might have is that Grant bent over backwards not to wound the feelings of people in the book. He takes swipes at Joe Hooker and Jeff Davis, but what he left unsaid would have been far more interesting. A compelling and logical reason why Grant was so spare in his comments was because he was involved in a race with death. He didn't know how long he could live and therefore, 'cut to the chase.'"

Ulysses S. Grant (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Part Three

"Part Three: The Wilderness Campaign; Surrender at Appomattox Grant's assessments of Lincoln, Sherman, Sheridan and other military leaders are brilliant and engrossing. His style, like the man himself, was inimitable and couldn't be copied. In everyday life, Grant was a very funny man, who liked to listen to jokes and tell them himself. His sense of the absurd was acute. It's no accident that he loved Mark Twain and the two hitched together very well. Twain and Grant shared a similar sense of humor, and Grant's witicisms in the Memoirs are frequent, unexpected and welcome. There are portions where you will literally laugh out loud. Though Grant's Memoirs were written 119 years ago, they remain fresh, vibrant and an intensely good read. I have read them many times in my life and I never weary of the style and language that Grant employed. He was a military genius to be sure, but he was also a writer of supreme gifts, and these gifts shine through on every page of this testament to his greatness. All Americans should read this book and realize what we owe to Grant: he preserved the union with his decisive brilliance. In his honor, we should be eternally grateful."

Ulysses S. Grant (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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UltraLongevity: The Seven-Step Program for a Younger, Healthier You

"Medical director of the world-famous Canyon Ranch Health Resorts, Dr. Mark Liponis presents his extraordinary new idea: that aging and aging-related diseases -- including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes -- are autoimmune problems, and that a well-managed immune system is the key to healthy aging. Cutting-edge research makes UltraLongevity the first and only book to explore aging within the context of the immune system, and it will change the way we look at health forever. Starting with a quiz -- 'How Fast Are You Aging?' -- Liponis explains the new science, lays out an accessible and proven 7-step program with an 8-day meal plan, and motivates readers to put the program into practice so that they can keep their minds sharp, become more physically fit, be more resistant to infections and disease, and feel and stay younger than they ever imagined. Through the UltraLongevity program, Liponis promises more than a long life; he promises a long, healthy life. Praise for UltraLongevity: 'What an awesome and practical anti-aging program! Dr. Liponis's approach to longevity is based on proven technological breakthroughs supported by hundreds of studies. This is the best original thinking I have seen in decades!' -- Stephen T. Sinatra, MD, FACC, CNS, coauthor of Reverse Heart Disease Now 'UltraLongevity is a treasure -- it's loaded with exactly the kind of information everyone needs to live well and vibrantly-for as long as possible.' -- Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom '. . . an insightful, simplified, and integrated approach to achieving optimal health, wellness, and longevity.' -- Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States"

Mark Liponis (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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The Soul of Capitalism: A Path to a Moral Economy

"In The Soul of Capitalism William Greider shows how to reinvent capitalism so that it works not only for profits but for people, too. Greider contends that the recent contagion of financial fraud and corporate bankruptcies confirms what is wrong with capitalism. Our discontents are not just with dishonest CEOs, but with what our affluence costs us in family stress, struggling to make ends meet, and the social and environmental destructions of communities and natural surroundings. Greider proposes a fundamental realignment of power, showing where to find the leverage for changing the current system. He offers many successful examples and assures us that it is within our power to make the economy work for us."

William Greider (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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Self-Reliance: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily Living

"From the spiritual to the economic, Emerson s Self-Reliance details the various aspects of a man s ability to rely on himself for survival. This 19th century essay resolutely supports Emerson s life-long belief in individualism and encourages mankind to pass over practices like conformity and false consistency for following intuition and instincts instead. Rather than promoting ideas of anti-society, Emerson asserts self-reliance is a starting point for a more efficient society, and not an end goal."

Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Peter Johnson