David Traub

Beverly Hills Buddha: The True Story Of An Enlightened Rogue

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From wild orgies on the open seas to the depths of human suffering to the heights of spiritual enlightenment-you couldn't ask for a better Hollywood script. In the late 1950s, David Traub, a high school student selling door to door in his spare time, was making five times what the average head of household made in this country. He was still a teenager when he'd made his first million. By his early twenties, he'd increased that many, many times over. He had magnificent mansions, a fleet of high-priced cars, and a custom-built yacht. People who met him were astonished that a man so young ran a company so large. Long before the invention of frequent-flier miles, he was jetting to Europe on a regular basis. He rubbed shoulders with famous people and other body parts with beautiful women. His sexual exploits spanned decades and ranged from swinging-singles orgies at infamous sex-party houses to his dalliance with Dustin Hoffman's nanny who was half his age. He owned champion show dogs, racehorses, and priceless art treasures. And then he lost it all. He went from flying to his oceanfront estate in Hawaii to not being able to pay the heating bill on his last mansion. In the aftermath, when he wasn't sure if even life itself was worth the effort, he had a chance encounter with a Buddhist Zen Master, and his focus on what's really important changed-from outer trappings to inner peace. Beverly Hills Buddha is a true story, with a cast of characters ranging from Charo to Earl Flynn's wingman to a lesbian couple who engaged in S&M sexual acts for passengers aboard his yacht. David lived it all. Now, he's ready to share the story of his incredible journey, a fascinating rags-to-riches-to-rags saga and a spiritual odyssey. A must read for anyone who came of age during the sexual revolution! "Every now and then a book comes along that captivates its readers in a way few others do, however, Beverly Hills Buddha is such a book." Actor Martin Landau

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Suzi K Edwards
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9780986072901
• ISBN-10: 0986072907
• Artikelnr.: 58070418

Autorenporträt

David Traub was born on December 30, 1941 in Hartford, Connecticut. At age six, he migrated with his parents, twin sister and older sister to Southern California. In the bloom of youth, he went to work, selling door to door in a crew with grown men. When he was thirteen, his family moved from their tiny, gritty town east of San Diego to the sprawling morass that was Los Angeles, where he soon formed a close friendship with his classmate, Annette Funicello. David once again took to selling merchandise door to door, this time in all-black South-Central Los Angeles, long before racial integration became what it is today. There he met and befriended the popular singer Lou Rawls, plus a cadre of hookers, junkies, transvestites, shadowy drug dealers and a gay pimp named Benny. At twenty, David embarked on a European adventure where he found love, lust and a treasure trove of suppliers for mass-produced original oil paintings. While still in his twenties, he went on to create a chain of more than fifty art galleries located in major hotel lobbies and shopping malls nationally. He also invested heavily in prime Southern California real estate, and accumulated wealth beyond his wildest expectations. That's when all the trouble started. Now, David devotes his free time to helping feed and clothe the homeless, and his lifelong love of German Shepherds has led him to offer foster care to German Shepherd rescues. He is also manufacturing a successful line of natural health and beauty care products, and donates a percentage of his sales to help alleviate child hunger in America.