Originally published in 1987, "Trump: The Art of the Deal," written by Donald Trump, brings lessons and reflections that, if applied today, may lead you to take over the chairmanship of your life, your business, and why not, Of your country.
So, keep going with us because you are about to learn how to improve your negotiation skills, business, and your life. Years before running for president, Trump wrote this book, which shows how he became a billionaire, revealing how he negotiated some of his biggest real estate deals and how he does branding, marketing, and advertising.
However, even though he is a free spirit, he obeys the rules of the game.
135,000 printing first serial to New York magazine and Vanity Fair Fortune Book Club main selection BOMC alternate.In the "Art of the Deal", Donald Trump presents his conduct, business, and how he leads his life. For those who would do likewise, Trump articulates his secrets for success: imagination, persistence, skill at ``juggling provisional commitments'' (e.g., for land or lease options, bank financing, zoning approval, tax abatement, etc.) and most crucial of all, a true trader's instinct. I call back Judith Krantz'') and is currently developing a controversial 100-acre West Side ``Television City'' project that is planned to include the world's tallest building.
Now 40, he has built, among other projects, and owns outright, Fifth Avenue's retail and residential Trump Tower (where he occupies a double-triplex suite) owns and operates Trump's Castle, a casino in Atlantic City is arguably the most visible young man on Manhattan's celebrity circuit (``Governor Cuomo calls. "I don't do it for the money,'' maintains Trump, the son of a Queens realtor who, at age 27, bought and transfigured the colossal Hotel Commodore at Grand Central Terminal. This boastful, boyishly disarming, thoroughly engaging personal history offers an inside look at aspects of financing, development and construction in big-time New York real estate. “A chatty, generous, chutzpa-filled autobiography.” -New York Post conveys Trump’s larger-than-life demeanor so vibrantly that the reader’s attention is instantly and fully claimed.” -Boston Herald He is a deal maker the way lions are carnivores and water is wet.” -Chicago Tribune “Trump makes one believe for a moment in the American dream again.” -The New York Times Trump: The Art of the Deal is an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur-the ultimate read for anyone interested in the man behind the spotlight. And throughout, Trump talks-really talks-about how he does it. He isolates the common elements in his greatest accomplishments he shatters myths he names names, spells out the zeros, and fully reveals the deal-maker’s art. But even a maverick plays by rules, and Trump has formulated time-tested guidelines for success. Here is Trump in action-how he runs his organization and how he runs his life-as he meets the people he needs to meet, chats with family and friends, clashes with enemies, and challenges conventional thinking. To me it’s very simple: If you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.”-Donald J.
Trump lays out his professional and personal worldview in this classic work-a firsthand account of the rise of America’s foremost deal-maker.