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Trump: The Art of the Deal |  | Authors: Donald Trump, Tony Schwartz
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 211696
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.4 x 1
ISBN: 0394555287
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.330924
EAN: 9780394555287
ASIN: 0394555287
Publication Date: March 5, 2004
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 The Making of Trump - Good Read October 6, 2007
Phil (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Trump talks you through his path to creating a huge amount of wealth. It's interesting to hear his story develop from the age of 27 when he decided to move to Manhattan renting a not so great flat but nevertheless was in the heart of the city he desired to develop. The book talks through each project Trump embarked on and goes into interesting detail on all the obstacles he faced during his early career. If you will, imagine you desire to build something like the Trump Tower in New York...it took him several years and he was considered a joke by many, but like the title suggests he struck deal after deal until he secured the build. Great book, teaches you the value of persistence...and how to lock in a deal.
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Trump holds all the cards! October 25, 2004
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
Ok i know he's becomming a cliche but the truth is, no-one makes property deals like 'old what have i done to my hair' Trump! Whilst this book is somewhat out of date bearing in mind it was published in the heady 80's, it does give a candid and frankly open insight into the competitive world of property transactions in New York, with strategies and business insights that are as valid and workable today as they were for him then. Clearly, not everyone has the capabilities of the arrogant self proclaimed deal maker, but anyone interested in property, deal making and a flair for business will find this entertaining lightweight fun. Go on, give it a try - you might just be the next DT (just so long as you can find a decent barber!!)
Highly Recommended! August 22, 2005
Rolf Dobelli (Switzerland)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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. We strongly recommend it to anyone who wants an entertaining look at some of the actual reality show behind Donald Trump's towering success.
Personal biography November 15, 2009
Mariusz Skonieczny (ClassicValueInvestors.blogspot.com)
This book is Trump's biography. He is the son of a real estate developer who dealt mainly in low-income housing. His father's strategy did not appeal to him because he wanted to make more money so he moved into a small apartment in Manhattan where he started looking for deals. Slowly, he became a huge player in the New York real estate market. He walks readers through all his deals describing what he had to do to get zoning approvals, financing for the projects, architectural plans, and land under contract. If you like Trump, you will love this book. However, this was written before he almost went broke. For that story, I recommend The Art of the Comeback.
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br /- Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market
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 Not what you would probably expect October 14, 2009
Mr. Ja Ojo (London)
If your looking for a book to give you advice this is not it! This book follows Donald Trumps usual style. He is very successful and he shows you some of the great investments that he has made.
br /He doesn't allow you into his mind much or his thought process.
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