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Trump: The Art of the Deal
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Trump: The Art of the Deal

Random House, 1987
First Edition: 1987 mais...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative

Recommendation

This book is as smooth as its namesake author. Long before “You’re fired!” entered the popular lexicon, “The Donald” was piecing together deals that changed Manhattan’s skyline. The book includes a diary of Trump’s typical week. He flirts with a hostile takeover of Holiday Inn (which nets him tens of millions of dollars), has a friendly conversation with radio personality Don Imus, selects Christmas decorations for the Trump Tower atrium, chats with NBC executives, talks with Ivan Boesky just two weeks before Boesky pleads guilty to insider trading, meets with a top New York banker who begs him for his business, has a conversation with Missouri senator John Danforth and speaks with international designer Calvin Klein – all by Tuesday. If you conclude that Trump is a self-promoting, silver-spooned name-dropper, take your shirt off now and hand it to him – before he tears it off your back. Trump plays for keeps. Tony Schwarz has done his usual masterful job of co-authoring this book. (If nicely spun anecdotes could be used as collateral, Schwarz could be a real estate magnate himself.) Of course, some of the less rosy chapters in Trump’s career are downplayed, and his major bankruptcy problems (and bounce back) happened after this book’s initial publication. getAbstract strongly recommends it to anyone who wants an entertaining look at some of the actual reality show behind Donald Trump’s towering success.

Take-Aways

  • Donald Trump says if his first few deals hadn’t succeeded, he’d probably still be building rent-controlled housing in Brooklyn. Lessons he has learned include:
  • Protect your downside. Make your worst-case scenario as good as possible.
  • Think big and focus all your mental energy on what you’re trying to accomplish.

About the Author

Donald J. Trump is the New York City real estate magnate, Atlantic City casino owner and international television celebrity perhaps currently best known for his role in the hit reality show, The Apprentice. Tony Schwartz is the author or co-author of several business books.


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    A. A. 7 years ago
    good to trust yourself and to focus on your goals of life.
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    I. G. 9 years ago
    Nice, simple approach. I like the quick value at the start of the abstract.