God is My Broker: A Monk-Tycoon Reveals the 7½ Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth

by Christopher Buckley (Author), John Marion Tierney

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This is an incredible story. The author, a failed, alcoholic Wall Street trader, had retreated to a monastery. It, too, was failing. Then, one fateful day, Brother Ty decided to let God be his broker--and not only saved the monastery but discovered the 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth. Brother Ty's remarkable success has been studied at the nation's leading business schools and scrutinized by Wall Street's greatest minds, but until now the secret to his 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual show more and Financial Growth have been available only to a select few: - 87 percent of America's billionaires - 28 recent Academy Award winners - Over half the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize - No members of the U.S. Congress Now, for the first time, Brother Ty reveals the secrets he has gleaned from the ancient texts of the monks, and tells how you can get God to be your broker. God Is My Broker is the first truly great self-help business novel. Open this book and open your heart. It will change your life. show less

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Christopher Buckley was born December 24, 1952. He is an American political satirist and the author of novels including God Is My Broker, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, The White House Mess, No Way to Treat a First Lady, Wet Work, Florence of Arabia, Boomsday, Supreme Courtship, and, most recently, Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir. He is the show more son of William F. Buckley Jr. and Patricia Buckley. Buckley, like his father, graduated from Yale University, as a member of Skull and Bones. He became managing editor of Esquire Magazine and later worked as the chief speechwriter for Vice President George H. W. Bush. This experience led to his novel The White House Mess, a satire on White House office politics and political memoirs. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Krueger, Gertraude (Übersetzer)
Linn-Baker, Mark (Narrator)
Linn-Baker, Mark (Narrator)
Sarda, Yves (Translator)
Ty, Bruder (Autor)

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God is My Broker: A Monk-Tycoon Reveals the 7½ Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth
Original title
God is my broker
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1998 (1e édition originale américaine ∙ Random House) (1e édition originale américaine ∙ Random House); 1998-10-09 (1e traduction et édition française ∙ Denoël) (1e traduction et édition française ∙ Denoël)
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Anglais (Etats-Unis) (Etats-Unis)
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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
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813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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BV4517 .T9Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionPractical TheologyPractical TheologyPractical religion. The Christian life
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