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Book cover titled 'Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks' by August Turak, featuring a person in a black and white robe holding mushrooms and bread, with a quote from Michael Keaton at the top.
Book cover titled 'Brother John' by August Turak with a painting of an elderly man in religious robes walking down steps toward a natural setting with greenery and trees.
Book cover featuring a man walking away with an umbrella along a colorful, abstract landscape background, with the title "Not Less Than Everything" by August Turak and a quote from Michael Keaton at the top.

BOOK REVIEWS

  • "When it comes to spirituality and life, Turak is as authentic as it gets. Wonderful read!”

    - Michael Keaton, actor

    Not Less Than Everything: One Man’s Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment

  • "Just beautiful. As humble and subtle as the brothers but staggering in southern color and beauty and geometry and light. What a treasure."

    - Mark Harrington, Newsday, Journalist/Reporter

    Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim and the Purpose of Life

  • "I truly believe this book will improve not only your business but your life. Read it. Apply what you learn and then, in keeping with the very spirit of the book, pass it on to someone else."

    - Michael Keaton, actor

    Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

  • "Sure to be a business classic. It is a compelling and important tutorial on how to build authentically sustainable companies. August Turak's stories and examples are magical, yet the philosophical ideas they're founded on resonate with truth. It is a must read for the thoughtful executive."

    - Mark Booth, investor

    Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim and the Purpose of Life

  • "This book is both quietly provocative and groundbreaking. With great simplicity, August Turak unlocks these monastic 'secrets' that go to the core of succeeding in an economic era in which authenticity and passion have become key. Who knew the monks had so many things right?"

    - Tom Freston, financier

    Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

  • "I absolutely love this book. The ideas fascinated me. The stories gripped me. Not Less Than Everything represents a vision of what life can be when it is lived in dedication to something higher. It spoke to me in a way that no other book ever has."

    - Kenny Felder, author, Modern Physics

    Not Less Than Everything: One Man's Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment

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