A hilarious "self-help" novel designed to bring readers closer to God and closer to wealth, "God Is My Broker" tells the story of Brother Ty and "the 7 1/2 laws of spiritual and financial growth" he used to save his failing monastery. Movie rights sold to New Line Pictures. 10 illustrations Print ads. .
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The whole point of a monastic existence is to put aside worldly things. Brother Ty, the narrator of God Is My Broker, has put them aside with a vengeance, and his task is all the more impressive when you consider just how many he used to possess. "I had traded the life of a Wall Street trader," he tells us, "for the contemplative life, my briefcase for a rosary, the roar of the trading floor for Gregorian chant." Hunkered down in a rural monastery, he seems finally to have escaped the iniquities of Mammon, along with rush-hour traffic and a major drinking problem.
A vow of poverty, however, isn't what it used to be. The monastery of Cana is falling to pieces. And Cana Nouveau--the wine the brothers have always produced to sustain themselves--has hit a new, undrinkable low. As the desperate abbot looks to Deepak Chopra and Anthony Robbins for advice, Brother Ty begins to get financial tips from the Supreme Insider: "That day God had revealed Himself to be our broker." Sometimes, of course, the Lord speaks in mysterious ways. Even a stray line from the Song of Solomon may encourage the narrator to take a flier on Apple Computer stock: "Comfort me with apples. It sounded like a 'buy' recommendation to me." By heeding his divine broker at every turn, however, Brother Ty manages to transform the monastery into a financial powerhouse. His story amounts to the funniest bit of ecclesiastical satire since J. F. Powers's Morte D'Urban. What's more, the authors send up the entire self-help industry with hilarious expertise, concluding God Is My Broker with what even Deepak Chopra would recognize as a home truth: "The only way to get rich from get-rich books is to write one."
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Billed as a self-help novel, this satire features Brother Ty (for Tycoon) and his wondrous advice for getting rich with God's approval. Optioned by New Line Pictures.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The secrets of self help books revealed.,
This review is from: God Is My Broker : A Monk-Tycoon Reveals the 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth (Hardcover)
Christopher Buckley is an accomplished writer of several genres, although his humor and wit when committed to paper are very special, and at times especially sharp edged. Sharp, as only a quick intellect, a novel view on life, and a willingness to bring humor where others fear to tread can be. As the Son of one of the most accomplished men of letters, he has created a style that is all his own, and which frequently, one imagines, causes Buckley The Elder to wince.The photo on the inside of the jacket is a good visual summary of Mr. Buckley and John Tierney as could be staged. Taken, I believe, in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral a monk enigmatically robed and seated in the back of a limo, resembles one of the cloaked Jedi Knights of Star Wars fame. No Jedi he, as this is the Brother Ty that will lead you, the reader, to riches. Bracketed on either side of the Monk, stand the authors; both nattily dressed, raising their glasses of wine, more as a challenge than a salute. I am not familiar with Mr. Tierney's work, but whatever he contributed to this book is very well done. Divine inspiration guides Brother Ty as he seeks to replenish the coffers of the Monastery he has joined, after alcohol and his failure as a stockbroker brought him to a contemplative life. However what he finds is an Order that is rapidly becoming extinct, the Monks are on food stamps, the treasury depleted, and it falls to him to save it. What follows is a wickedly written satire on self-help books in general, and those that concentrate on business in particular. But this book is different, for it is infused with the divine, and as He created the world in 6 days and then rested, His picking of stocks and commodities not only is a sure play, it is here for all to learn. Another great work from Mr. Buckley, this time with his co-conspirator, Mr. Tierney.
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Buckley Effectively Punctures Self Help Balloon,
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This review is from: God Is My Broker : A Monk-Tycoon Reveals the 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth (Hardcover)
A few years ago Wendy Kaminer wrote a book, I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional, that took on self help books and programs. Now Christopher Buckley assigns himself the same task writing a fictional account of a monastery headed by an abbot who is a devotee of Deepak Chopra. It's a fluffy, hilarious, yet incisive probe that makes a lot of self help writers and their readers look silly. Its a slim book, but with about 3 laughs per page you get you're money's worth. Don't read it if you are a fan of Chopra, Robbins or Covey though, as I'm sure it will stunt your spiritual growth, and set you back on your path to make millions of dollars in this lifetime.
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A Health Warning to Heed!,
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This review is from: God Is My Broker : A Monk-Tycoon Reveals the 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth (Hardcover)
I feel I must WARN EVERYONE who has had RECENT surgery ...DO NOT READ this book till you are COMPLETELY healed. Pressure from laughing so hard could send you back to the hospital!
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HE DAY BEGAN, AS ALL DAYS at the Monastery of Cana began, with the tolling of the bells and the shuffling of sandaled feet across a floor of cracked linoleum. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brother Bob, Saint Thad, Mount Cana, Deepak Chopra, Brother Jerome, New York, Father Abbot, Brother Mike, Wall Street, Monsignor Maraviglia, Brother Theo, Brother Gene, Father Hans, Mike Wallace, Pilgrims Center, Cardinal Blutschpiller, Executive Retreat Center, The Thorn Birds, Bureau of Alcohol, Richard Chamberlain, Special Agent Mike, Brother Alban, Brother Felix, Brother Tom, Maipo Valley New!
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HE DAY BEGAN, AS ALL DAYS at the Monastery of Cana began, with the tolling of the bells and the shuffling of sandaled feet across a floor of cracked linoleum. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brother Bob, Saint Thad, Mount Cana, Deepak Chopra, Brother Jerome, New York, Father Abbot, Brother Mike, Wall Street, Monsignor Maraviglia, Brother Theo, Brother Gene, Father Hans, Mike Wallace, Pilgrims Center, Cardinal Blutschpiller, Executive Retreat Center, The Thorn Birds, Bureau of Alcohol, Richard Chamberlain, Special Agent Mike, Brother Alban, Brother Felix, Brother Tom, Maipo Valley New!
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- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey on page 44, page 100, and page 164
- Creating Affluence: Wealth Consciousness in the Field of All Possibilities by Deepak Chopra on page 10, page 11, and page 101
- The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams by Deepak Chopra on page 43, page 101, and page 167
- Thank You for Smoking: A Novel by Christopher Buckley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- First Things First by Stephen R. Covey on page 164
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- Idiot Proof: A Short History Of Modern Delusions by Francis Wheen on page 47, and Back Matter
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