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 "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.
Author
Christopher Buckley graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1976. He shipped out in the Merchant Marine and at age 24 became managing editor of Esquire magazine. At age 29, he became chief speechwriter to the Vice President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. Since 1989 he has been founder and editor-in-chief of Forbes Life magazine. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. He is the author of twelve books, most of them national bestsellers. They include: The White House Mess, Wet Work, Thank You For Smoking, God Is My Broker, Little Green Men, No Way To Treat a First Lady, Florence of Arabia, Boomsday and Supreme Courtship. Mr. Buckley has contributed over 60 comic essays to The New Yorker magazine. His journalism, satire and criticism has been widely published—in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New Republic, Washington Monthly, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Esquire, and other publications. He is the recipient of the 2002 Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence. In 2004 he was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
