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. Part memoir and part business-advice book, it details Trump’s time-tested primary business and negotiation strategy, and his guidelines for success. This book shows Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life. It lays out his professional and personal worldview in this classic work—a firsthand account of the rise of America’s foremost deal-maker.
The book talks about Trump's childhood in Jamaica Estates, Queens.
It also includes his work on building The Trump Organization, his actions and thoughts in developing the Grand Hyatt Hotel and Trump Tower, in renovating Wollman Rink, and regarding other projects.
The book also contains an 11-step formula for business success, inspired by Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking.
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." —Donald J. Trump
“Trump makes one believe for a moment in the American dream again.”
—The New York Times
“Donald Trump is a deal maker. He is a deal maker the way lions are carnivores and water is wet.”
—Chicago Tribune
“Fascinating . . . wholly absorbing . . . conveys Trump’s larger-than-life demeanor so vibrantly that the reader’s attention is instantly and fully claimed.”
—Boston Herald
“A chatty, generous, chutzpah-filled autobiography.”
—New York Post
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Dealing: A Week in the Life
Tramp Cards: The Elements of the Deal
Growing Up
The Cincinnati Kid: Prudence Pays
The Move to Manhattan
Grand Hotel: Reviving 42nd Street
Trump Tower: The Tiffany Location
Gaming: The Building on the Boardwalk
Wynn-Fall: The Battle of Hilton
Low Rent, High Stakes: The Showdown on Central Park South
Long Shot: The Spring and Fall of the USFL
Ice Capades: Rebuilding Wollman Rink
Comeback: A West Side Story
The Week That Was: How the Deals Came Out