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Author | Donald Trump Tony Schwartz |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Business |
Publisher | Random House |
November 1, 1987 | |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
Pages | 372 |
ISBN | 0-394-55528-7 |
Followed by | Trump: Surviving at the Top (1990) |
Trump: The Art of the Deal is a 1987 book authored by Tony Schwartz and credited to Donald Trump. Part memoir and part business-advice book, it was the first book credited to Trump,[1] and helped to make him a 'household name'.[2][3] It reached number 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list, stayed there for 13 weeks, and altogether held a position on the list for 48 weeks.[4]
The book received additional attention during Trump's 2016 campaign for the presidency of the United States. He cited it as one of his proudest accomplishments and his second-favorite book after the Bible.[5][6] Schwartz called writing the book his 'greatest regret in life, without question,' and both he and the book's publisher, Howard Kaminsky, said that Trump had played no role in the actual writing of the book. Trump has given conflicting accounts on the question of authorship.[4][7]
Synopsis[edit]
The book talks about Trump's childhood in Jamaica Estates, Queens. It then describes his early work in Brooklyn prior to moving to Manhattan and building The Trump Organization, his actions and thoughts in developing the Grand Hyatt Hotel and Trump Tower, in renovating Wollman Rink, and regarding various other projects.[8] The book also contains an 11-step formula for business success, inspired by Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking.[9]
Development[edit]
Trump was persuaded to produce the book by Condé Nast owner Si Newhouse after the May 1984 issue of Newhouse's magazine GQ – with Trump appearing on the cover – sold well.[9][10] Schwartz was hired for $250,000 upfront and assigned half the royalties to write the book.[11]
According to Schwartz in July 2016, Trump wrote none of the book, choosing only to remove a few critical mentions of business colleagues at the end of the process.[4] Trump responded with conflicting stories, saying 'I had a lot of choice of who to have write the book, and I chose [Schwartz]', but then said '[Schwartz] didn't write the book. I wrote the book.'[4] Former Random House head Howard Kaminsky, the book's original publisher, said 'Trump didn’t write a postcard for us!'[4] The book was published in November 1987 by Random House, with the authorship given as 'Donald Trump with Tony Schwartz'.
Schwartz was the subject of a July 2016 article in The New Yorker in which Schwartz describes Donald Trump unfavorably and relates how he came to regret writing The Art of the Deal.[4] He also stated that if it were to be written today it would be very different and titled The Sociopath.[4] Schwartz repeated his self-criticism on Good Morning America, saying he had 'put lipstick on a pig.'[12] In response to these claims, Trump's attorneys have demanded that Schwartz cede all his royalties from the book to Trump.[13][14]
Publication[edit]
The Art of the Deal was published in November 1987 by Random House. A promotional campaign was undertaken in conjunction with the release of the book. This included Trump holding a release party at Trump Tower that was hosted by Jackie Mason and featured a celebrity-filled guest list.[9] There were a series of appearances by him on television talk shows.[15] Trump also appeared on a number of magazine covers as part of publicity for the book.[15]
Excerpts from the book were published in New York magazine.The book has been translated into over a dozen languages.[9]
Royalties[edit]
Trump and Schwartz had an agreement to split royalties from the book on a 50–50 basis.[16][17]
In 1988, Trump set up the Donald J. Trump Foundation to give away royalties from the book's sales, in Trump's words, promising four or five million dollars 'to the homeless, to Vietnam veterans, for AIDS, multiple sclerosis.'[16][17] According to a Washington Post investigation those donations largely did not happen: the paper said 'he gave less to those causes than he did to his older daughter's ballet school.'[17]The Washington Post asked Trump's campaign if Trump had donated the $55,000 Trump earned in the first six months of 2016 to charity, as he promised in the 1980s, and it did not respond.[18]
By 2016, Schwartz said he had received some $1.6 million in royalty payments.[16] In October of that year, Schwartz said the royalties he was still receiving for the book 'suddenly became, for me, blood money. I didn't want to be anywhere near it. It just feels wrong.'[18] As a result, Schwartz said he would be donating the prior 6-months of royalties worth $55,000 to the National Immigration Law Center which advocates for more undocumented immigrants to remain in the USA legally. Schwartz had earlier donated royalties he received in the second half of 2015, worth $25,000, to a number of charities including the National Immigration Forum. Schwartz said he wanted to help the people Trump was attacking.[18]
Financial disclosures by Trump for 2018 revealed the book earned over $1 million for the year, and it was the only title of his dozen-plus authored books that made money.[19]
Book sales[edit]
Precise figures for the number of copies sold of The Art of the Deal are not available because its publication preceded the Nielsen BookScan era.[15] It had a first printing of 150,000 copies. Several magazine and book accounts state that it sold over 1 million hardcover copies[9] or 1 million copies.[4][20] A 2016 CBS News investigation reported that an unnamed source familiar with the book's sales placed the figure at 1.1 million copies sold.[16]
Trump said in his 2016 presidential run that The Art of the Deal is 'the No. 1 selling business book of all time.' An analysis by Politifact found that other business books sold many more copies than The Art of the Deal. While it was impossible to find exact sales figures, a range of possibilities based on known claims and facts were given, and when compared to six other famous business books, The Art of the Deal ranked in fifth place according to the analysis; the first place book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, outsold it by a factor of 15 times.[15]
Reception and legacy[edit]
At the time of publication, Publishers Weekly called it a 'boastful, boyishly disarming, thoroughly engaging personal history'.[21]People magazine gave it a mixed review.[1]
In 1988, Trump and Ted Turner announced plans for a television film based on the book.[22] The plans had been largely abandoned by 1991.[23]
Three years later, journalist John Tierney noted Trump 'appears to have ignored some of his own advice' in the book due to 'well-publicized problems with his banks.'[24] Trump's self-promotion, best-selling book and media celebrity status led one commentator in 2006 to call him 'a poster-child for the 'greed is good' 1980s.'[25] (The phrase 'Greed is good' was from the movie Wall Street, which was released a month after The Art of the Deal.)
Jim Geraghty in the National Review said in 2015 that the book showed 'a much softer, warmer, and probably happier figure than the man dominating the airwaves today.'[5]
John Paul Rollert, an ethicist writing about the book in The Atlantic in 2016, says Trump sees capitalism not as an economic system but a morality play.[26]
The book coined the phrase 'truthful hyperbole' describing 'an innocent form of exaggeration—and.. a very effective form of promotion.' Schwartz said Trump loved that phrase.[27][28] In January 2017, the phrase was noted for its similarity to the phrase 'alternative facts' coined by Counselor to the PresidentKellyanne Conway when she defended White House Press SecretarySean Spicer's statements about the attendance at Trump's inauguration as President of the United States.[29][30][31]
Aspects of the book were used as the basis for the 2016 parody film, Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie.[32]
In October 2018, the New York Times published an investigation contradicting many of the claims made by the Book, particularly the assertion that Donald Trump is a self made billionaire. The investigation details how Trump received at least $413 million in 2018 dollars from his father's real estate empire, rather than the $1 million stated in the book.[33][34][35][36]
Based on Trump's tax returns between 1985 and 1994 which showed a loss greater than 'nearly any other individual American taxpayer' during that period,[37] co-author Schwartz suggested that the book might be 'recategorized as fiction'.[38]
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References[edit]
- ^ abRalph Novak (February 29, 1988). 'Picks and Pans Review: Trump: the Art of the Deal'. People. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^Bernstein, Robert (2016). Speaking Freely: My Life in Publishing and Human Rights. The New Press.
- ^Ligman, Kyle (2016-05-18). 'The Trump of Magazines Past'. The New York Times. ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ^ abcdefghMayer, Jane (July 25, 2016). 'Donald Trump's Ghostwriter Tells All'. The New Yorker. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ abJim Geraghty (September 24, 2015). 'In The Art of the Deal, Trump Shows His Soft Side'. The National Review. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^'Donald Trump reveals his favorite book'. MSNBC. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ^Zuckerman, Alex; Farhi, Arden (2019-05-24). 'Trump's ghostwriter says writing 'The Art of the Deal' is the greatest regret of his life'. CBS News. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^Trump: The Art of the Deal Paperback
- ^ abcdeTimothy L. O'Brien (2005). TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald. Grand Central Publishing. pp. 69–70. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^GQ. May 1984. Success Issue. Donald Trump, Sandra Bernhard, Bobby Short.
- ^Zuckerman, Alex; Farhi, Arden (May 24, 2019). 'Trump's ghostwriter calls 'Art of the Deal' the greatest regret of his life'. CBS News. Retrieved 2019-05-24 – via MSN.
- ^Winsor, Morgan (July 18, 2016). 'Tony Schwartz, Co-Author of Donald Trump's 'The Art of the Deal,' Says Trump Presidency Would Be 'Terrifying''. ABC News. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^Fandos, Nicholas (2016-07-21). 'Trump Lawyer Sends 'Art of the Deal' Ghostwriter a Cease-and-Desist Letter'. The New York Times. ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^'Donald Trump Threatens the Ghostwriter of 'The Art of the Deal''. The New Yorker. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ abcdLinda Qiu (July 6, 2015). 'Is Donald Trump's Art of the Deal the best-selling business book of all time?'. Politifact. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ abcd'Donald Trump book royalties to charity? A mixed bag'. CBS News. August 11, 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ abcFarenthold, David A. (June 28, 2016). 'Trump promised millions to charity. We found less than $10,000 over 7 years'. The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ abcDavid A. Fahrenthold (October 4, 2016). 'Trump's co-author on 'The Art of the Deal' donates $55,000 royalty check to charity'. Washington Post. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^Katie Galioto, Theodoric Meyer, Andrew Restuccia, and Nancy Cook (May 16, 2019). 'Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort took a financial hit last year; 'The Art of the Deal' continues to make money, but the president's dozen-plus other books brought in next to nothing — $201 or less'. Politico.com. Retrieved May 16, 2019.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)
- ^'Donald Trump's core business philosophy from his bestselling 1987 book 'The Art of the Deal''. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^'Trump: The Art of the Deal'. Publishers Weekly. December 1987. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^'Turner And Trump Team Up For A Film'. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^'Turner's Trump movie is on hold'. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^John Tierney (March 6, 1991). ''Art of the Deal,' Scaled-Back Edition'. The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^James Brian McPherson (2006). Journalism at the End of the American Century, 1965-present. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 101. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^John Paul Rollert (March 30, 2016). 'An Ethicist Reads The Art of the Deal'. The Atlantic. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^Mayer, Jane (25 July 2016). 'Donald Trump's Ghostwriter Tells All'. The New Yorker. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^Page, Clarence (January 24, 2017). 'Column: 'Alternative facts' play to Americans' fantasies'. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^Micek, John L. (22 January 2017). 'Memo to Kellyanne Conway, there is no such thing as 'alternative facts': John L. Micek'. Penn Live. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^Page, Clarence (24 January 2017). ''Alternative facts' play to Americans' fantasies'. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^Werner, Erica. 'GOP Congress grapples with Trump's 'alternative facts''. The Detroit Press. Associated Press.
- ^Zeitchik, Steven (February 10, 2016). 'Funny or Die 'Donald Trump' filmmakers talk about making the viral parody with Johnny Depp'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^Barstow, David. 'Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father'. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^Pramuk, Jacob (2018-10-02). 'Trump committed 'outright fraud' in 'dubious tax schemes,' according to a big, new NYT investigation'. CNBC. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^'Donald Trump committed tax fraud to make equivalent of $413 million off his father Fred, report says'. Newsweek. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^'A NYT investigation destroys Trump's 'self-made' image and alleges sketchy tax schemes'. Vox. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^Buettner, Russ; Craig, Susanne (7 May 2019). 'Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses'. The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^'Trump Ghostwriter Suggests 'The Art Of The Deal' Be Recategorized As Fiction'. Huffington Post. May 8, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
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Apr 30, 2016Evan rated it did not like it
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America's favorite, number-one con man expounds on how great he is. And, how easy it is to fool people.
It is no overstatement to call this book America's premier political tract of the 21st century; It embodies the heart of darkness that is the 'fuck everybody but me' mentality carefully groomed into the populace by the Right-Wing machine and which drives today's rejection-of-the-commonweal politics. Trump one-ups Machiavelli.
It is truly the Bible of Fox News/Ayn Randian culture. And just becaus..more
It is no overstatement to call this book America's premier political tract of the 21st century; It embodies the heart of darkness that is the 'fuck everybody but me' mentality carefully groomed into the populace by the Right-Wing machine and which drives today's rejection-of-the-commonweal politics. Trump one-ups Machiavelli.
It is truly the Bible of Fox News/Ayn Randian culture. And just becaus..more
Most autobiographies of real people suck.
Biographies usually suck just as bad - and I'd know, I've read bios of every president and wealthy family in the U.S., the founding fathers, and on and on. They hire people to tell a gilded view of a selective history.
Trump's book is part autobiography, part bragging (come on, it's Donald Trump), but 100% interesting. Who wouldn't want to be young, rich, and good looking? But he's also smart and a shrewd businessman. Reading this book taught me business l..more
Biographies usually suck just as bad - and I'd know, I've read bios of every president and wealthy family in the U.S., the founding fathers, and on and on. They hire people to tell a gilded view of a selective history.
Trump's book is part autobiography, part bragging (come on, it's Donald Trump), but 100% interesting. Who wouldn't want to be young, rich, and good looking? But he's also smart and a shrewd businessman. Reading this book taught me business l..more
Jul 20, 2018Trevor rated it did not like it
This is the strangest book. I would have been more than happy to have gone throughout my life without ever knowing who Trump was. I don’t watch TV and had never seen his show, which I believe truly was one of the greatest shows of all time, but I still don’t watch television, so I guess I’ll just have to take his word for that. And I’ve never been all that interested in business, and although he is the hotel and real estate visionary of the century (at least, according to the blurb at the back o..more
May 01, 2011Hadrian rated it did not like it Shelves: biography-memoir, economics-finance-business, nonfiction
The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people’s fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That’s why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular.
You can't con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. Bu..more
You can't con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. Bu..more
Nov 08, 2016Nandakishore Varma rated it did not like it
I have not read the book.
But then hey, Trump did not write it.
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Well, I guess he's not such a great deal-maker after all. The first chance he had to make one in the White House, he failed miserably.
Or maybe he's just a dealer?
04/08/2017
I am interested in what kind of 'deal' he's going to make with North Korea.
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What's the deal now, Donny?
But then hey, Trump did not write it.
DONALD TRUMP’S GHOSTWRITER TELLS ALL
27/03/2017
Well, I guess he's not such a great deal-maker after all. The first chance he had to make one in the White House, he failed miserably.
Or maybe he's just a dealer?
04/08/2017
I am interested in what kind of 'deal' he's going to make with North Korea.
25/01/2019
Opposing bills to end US shutdown fail in Senate, with no clear path forward
What's the deal now, Donny?
Everyone compares Trump to Hitler. I've read Mein Kampft and this book is nothing like it. What gives?
Dec 31, 2015Dr. Benyamin Shekelbergstein rated it it was amazing
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I have read this book twice. I read it for the second time because I had decided that I would read all books by Donald Trump again. I would say that it was not a waste time. This is definitely one of the best books written on business, negotiating & deal making. I think that Donald Trump has been very candid & sometimes even blunt in expressing his views. But this is the thing most popular about him. He is the kind of guy who does not beat around the bush. He stands for his ideas & b..more
Mar 16, 2017Vaishali rated it it was amazing
Good God ! The 1987 tell-all book overflows with complex business deals in Trump’s sledge-hammer style. Salted with hyperbole, Trump spills the beans on entering a privileged, difficult world he himself was new to in the 70’s. Skating rinks, railroads, luxe buildings, television, football… Trump’s calculated risks are so vast, learning from his hits/misses is as rewarding as it is emotionally rattling. Make no mistake: This is one gutsy, sharp guy. Also, circa 30% of the book concerns financial..more
Jul 05, 2017David Huff rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Our culture and our nation currently find themselves in a remarkably politically charged, volatile, angry, and sometimes utterly ignorant environment. So much so that one could potentially be labeled and stereotyped simply for reading this book and publicly posting same. With that said, I offer this brief review anyway.
Having been in the business world all my adult life, I don't know how I overlooked reading this book back when it was published. It's not really a biography; more like a dairy of..more
Having been in the business world all my adult life, I don't know how I overlooked reading this book back when it was published. It's not really a biography; more like a dairy of..more
After watching him fire a bunch of people on a stupid TV show, I thought I'd seen the last of this bloke with a badger on his head, but NOOOOOOOOO..we now get US election updates here in Australia.
I was watching him make some sheila tug at his hair to prove that it WASN'T a dead badger after all and thought, 'Hey! I remember reading a book written by this dude.' It all came flooding back. If you're looking for a book on how to do deals - this is probably worth reading - but I just didn't get it..more
I was watching him make some sheila tug at his hair to prove that it WASN'T a dead badger after all and thought, 'Hey! I remember reading a book written by this dude.' It all came flooding back. If you're looking for a book on how to do deals - this is probably worth reading - but I just didn't get it..more
Jul 29, 2016Emanuel Ramos rated it did not like it · review of another edition
Terribly uninteresting. Filled with mind numbing details of every deal he has ever done. Please don't read.
Jun 16, 2016Greg Strandberg rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I read all but the last 40 pages or so of this book. After a while the story becomes the same.
What is that story? Pretty much, take a hands-on approach to your business, make your intentions known, and then wait until things fall into place for you to move.
A lot of the time Trump was dealing with licensing and zoning boards. He always went to those meetings himself, took an active interest. He mentions many who took the opposite approach, and things didn’t go well for them.
There’s a lot on him..more
What is that story? Pretty much, take a hands-on approach to your business, make your intentions known, and then wait until things fall into place for you to move.
A lot of the time Trump was dealing with licensing and zoning boards. He always went to those meetings himself, took an active interest. He mentions many who took the opposite approach, and things didn’t go well for them.
There’s a lot on him..more
Perhaps a guilty pleasure, but I really enjoyed this book. It's both very readable and very engaging. It serves as a good example of what it means to be proactive.
Mar 21, 2016Mandie Kok rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This book was not what I was expecting at all, but now I can see why it is considered a classic. It is surprisingly accessible for a book about how to make successful business deals. It contains a lot of wisdom that can be applied to life in general, about how to treat others and also about marketing yourself and your skills.
The book documents various deals Trump is interested in during one week in his life. He discusses each project in depth and concludes with a summary of which deals were succ..more
The book documents various deals Trump is interested in during one week in his life. He discusses each project in depth and concludes with a summary of which deals were succ..more
Nov 30, 2012Fabrizio Poli rated it really liked it
This is how Donald Trump made it into the business world. I always find it interesting to find out how successful people made their breakthrough.
Some snippets of wisdom I got from the book:
-'I always go into the deal anticipating the worst. If you plan for the worst-if you can live with the worst-the good will always take care of itself'
-'I also protect myself be being flexible. I never get too attached to one deal or one approach. I always come up with at least a half dozen approaches to making..more
Some snippets of wisdom I got from the book:
-'I always go into the deal anticipating the worst. If you plan for the worst-if you can live with the worst-the good will always take care of itself'
-'I also protect myself be being flexible. I never get too attached to one deal or one approach. I always come up with at least a half dozen approaches to making..more
Mar 15, 2016Andrew Fretwell rated it did not like it
Very little wisdom, a whole lot of self-serving platitudes; I had very low expectations of this book but they weren't low enough. Trump once said at a GOP Debate about the Obama administration, 'they clearly didn't read 'The Art of the Deal.' Not sure how superficial first-hand and self-flattering accounts of a few deals in New York and Atlantic City would have any baring on the Iran Nuclear deal, but in Trump's universe it's all the same.
Two useful insights about Trump from this book:
1 - Trump..more
Two useful insights about Trump from this book:
1 - Trump..more
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Jul 07, 2016Caroline Kelemen rated it did not like it · review of another edition Shelves: only-listened-to, north-american-authors, wobble
I didn't expect to like this book, but I was amazed how boring it was!
I read this expecting empty rhetoric and posturing, and while there certainly was a bit of that, most of the book is an honest look into how deals are actually made in the business world. Connections, favors, backdoor deals, bluffs and lies. It's really accurate, and seeing how Trump navigates it is amazing.
Would recommend to people who are worried about Trump's efficacy as a businessman or leader
Would recommend to people who are worried about Trump's efficacy as a businessman or leader
I read this when I was thirteenish? I found it in a used bookstore and read it. The only thing I remember many, many years later is that it recommended washing your used car before selling it to get the best price, which seemed pretty obvious to me. Best summed up as forgettable.
May 09, 2019Melki added it
“I put lipstick on a pig. I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is.” -- Tony Schwartz
Oct 11, 2015Sebastian Valencia rated it it was amazing
This is partially a biography but also shows an insight of what Trump is thinking about in the heat of a deal. It starts out giving a week of his life explaining his daily habits. But, where it really gets to be about the serious business life as we know is when he explains the “Elements of The Deal”. He gives characteristics of a quality deal-making situation and how he uses it in his profession. Then he has flashbacks of the good times of his juvenile days in New York growing up with his fami..more
If you are looking for a concrete explanation of this man, you will not find it here. While Mr. Trump writes eloquently of buildings that reach up for the stars, he says nothing substantive of his dreams or his nightmares. His inner life remains opaque to us. Defined by the baroque, Mr. Trump constructs a monument to himself in “Art of the Deal,” and like so many casinos and hotels, it offers little beyond its glossy mass-produced surface.
I had to put it down. This man's ego is really something. I did find it interesting however to draw the line from his thoughts in this book to how is like on the campaign trail.
Mar 29, 2017Bonnie rated it did not like it
Look, Donald Trump on Donald Trump was never going to get a rave review from me. We all know this. But my gosh, this was probably one of the deadliest dull books I have ever read in my entire life. It's predictably boring in a way that defies even Fifty Shades of Grey to out-beige. I bet Trump thinks this is The Art of War for aspiring yuppies like Patrick Bateman, but it's really Mein Kampf for lazy, entitled trust fund babies.
The good news is that I have *plenty* of material on Trump as yupp..more
The good news is that I have *plenty* of material on Trump as yupp..more
Oct 26, 2015Holden Barbaree rated it it was amazing
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2,5 stars because Reading this was half interesting, half a real pain.
The good: The book concentrates on business decisions taken by Trump and why he has taken them. You can also follow the way his mind works when taking decisions. That was the point of the book.
The 'a little bit annoying' part: Finally, you come to understand that the goals of his Deals are not important; what is important to him is the thrill of making deals. One example, he wants to buy a Holiday Inn, he doesnt know if this..more
Mar 31, 2007Brendan rated it liked itThe good: The book concentrates on business decisions taken by Trump and why he has taken them. You can also follow the way his mind works when taking decisions. That was the point of the book.
The 'a little bit annoying' part: Finally, you come to understand that the goals of his Deals are not important; what is important to him is the thrill of making deals. One example, he wants to buy a Holiday Inn, he doesnt know if this..more
Shelves: non-fiction, business, biography-autobiography
Okay, i can see the eyes rolling. But this book was pretty good notwithstandig the dated feeling (it was written in the 1980s). I read it at the recommendation of my mentor as a way to understand 'business as theatre' of which Trump is a grand master. There is one scene where Trump is describing how he got a financial partner to sign on to a deal to help build some mega-casinos in Atlantic City, NJ. When the partner and his team come to visit Trump at the site, Trump had ordered his construction..more
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Donald John Trump is an American business executive, entrepreneur, television and radio personality, author and 45th President of the United States of America. He is the CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer, and the founder of Trump Entertainment, which operates several casinos. He received a great deal of publicity following the success of his reality television show, T..more
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