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Apr 1, 1999 · “God Is My Broker” maintains the witty repartee characteristic of Buckley’s writing. Many sections were laugh out loud funny. Though reality had to be suspended to believe the premise of the Cana monastery’s wine making operation, it was not too hard to understand how its notoriety could get so quickly out of control.
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- Brother Ty, Christopher Buckley, John Marion Tierney
- Christopher Buckley, John Tierney, Random House Inc.
Jan 1, 2001 · One of the funniest scenes in God is My Broker is one that shows the intellectual divisions among the monks, as some have become strict adherents to the philosophy of Anthony Robbins, while others prefer the wisdom of Stephen Covey. Throughout God is My Broker, we learn the 7 ½ laws of spiritual and financial growth.
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Apr 1, 1998 · Buy God Is My Broker: A Monk-Tycoon Reveals the 7 1/2 Laws of Spriitual and Financial Growth by Ty, Brother, Buckley, Christopher, Tierney, John Marion (ISBN: 9780375500060) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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- Brother Ty, Christopher Buckley, John Marion Tierney
Mar 11, 1999 · "God Is My Broker", by Brother Ty, with Christopher Buckley and John Tierney, Audio Cassette, Bantam Doubleday, 1998. This is a funny tape recording of the supposed self-help book, with "...the 7 ½ Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth", as written by a monk and previous Wall Street Stock Trader.
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- Christopher Buckley
God Is My Broker ( ISBN 0-375-50006-5) is a satirical book written by Christopher Buckley and John Tierney, published in 1998 by Random House which parodies self-help books, such as those of Deepak Chopra, whose works are particularly singled out. The protagonist is Brother Ty, a failed stockbroker, who becomes a monk at a failing wine ...
- Brother Ty, Christopher Buckley, John Marion Tierney
- 1998
In God Is My Broker, Buckley aims his sharp humor at the self-help gurus; and the likes of Stephen Covey, Anthony Robbins, and Deepak Chopra had better watch out. Down to their last $304, the abbots in this story make a bunch of money playing the stock market--and then get carried away in today's commercialism and self-help principles when they begin to market their homemade wine.
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.
