Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz (1987) Hardcover

Trump: The Art of the Deal
by Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz
Publisher: Random House
Copyright:  1987

TRUMP ON TRUMP: "I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big."

Here is America's most glamorous young tycoon: the face on the covers of Fortune, Business Week, and the New York Times Magazine, the phenomenon interviewed by 60 Minutes, today's hottest deal-maker, Donald J. Trump.

And here's how he does it: the art of the deal.

Beginning with a week in Trump's high stakes life, Trump: The Art of the Deal gives us Trump in action. We see just how he operates day to day -- how he runs his business and how he runs his life -- as he chats with enemies, efficiently buys up Atlantic City's top casinos, changes the face of the New York City skyline . . and plans the tallest building in the world.

TRUMP ON TRUMP: "I play it very loose. I don't carry a briefcase. I try not to schedule too many meetings. I leave my door open . . . . I prefer to come to work each day and just see what develops."

Even a maverick plays by the rules, and here Trump formulates his own eleven guidelines for success. He isolates the common elements in his greatest deals; he shatters myths ("You don't necessarily need the best location. What you need is the best deal"); he names names, spells out the zeros, and fully reveals the deal maker's art: from the abandoned property that became Jacob K. Javits Convention Center to the seedy hotel that became the Grand Hyatt; from the race to rebuild Central Park's Wollman Skating Rink to the byzantine saga of the property that became Trump Tower. And throughout, Trump talks -- really talks -- about how he does it.

TRUMP ON TRUMP: "I always go into a 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."

Donald Trump is blunt, brash, surprisingly old-fashioned in spots -- and always, always, an original. Trump: The Art of the Deal is an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur and an unprecedented education in the art of the deal. It's the most street-wise business book there is -- and a sizzling read for anyone interested in money and success.

Condition: Used. Good condition. Hardcover. Dust cover. Dust cover edges show edge wear.  Pages may be tanning from age. The middle of the book where the picture pages are located are beginning to split, but pages are in tact so far. There's a sleeve pasted to the front endpaper. It's how the previous owner kept track of her books.

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