''God Is My Broker'' () is a satirical book written by Christopher Buckley and John Tierney, published in 1998 by

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which parodies

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s, 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-producing monastery. The book tells his tale of financial and spiritual improvement while setting out the ''7½ Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth''. In an interview with ''

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'', Christopher Buckley said that the initial idea was to do a straightforward hoax, but that the publishers were reluctant, due to their 'Anonymous' author having just been 'un-anonymoused'.

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