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Summary: Playing Trump Cards in the Game of Business
Review: Trump claims that he is constantly asked how to become rich. Soon after I began to read this book, I had the impression that I was tagging along with him in a limousine or a corporate jet as he replies to that question. He does indeed share his thoughts and feelings about his various business activities, wealth, and celebrity. Along the way, he is at times highly entertaining, a skillful raconteur, with an obvious and sincere enthusiasm for his career, New York City, his children and other associates, and challenges (i.e. business opportunities) which await him. For me, the greatest value of a book such as this -- as is also true of memoirs of other successful business executives such as Alfred Sloan, Thomas Watson, Jr., Jack Welch, and Sumner Redstone -- is direct and sustained access which would otherwise not be available. Such works are inevitably selective, hence subjective, even when written with assistance from someone else. Readers are provided with the author's perspectives. "This is what I did and why I did it. This is how I did it." The best of them share lessons learned, especially from their poor decisions, unexpected problems they encountered, etc. The legend is revealed to be a human being, albeit an exceptional one in several respects. With regard to "how to get rich," Trump offers essentially sound advice: Do your homework, constantly improve your skills, manage your financial resources prudently, associate with the "best and brightest people," set what Jim Collins calls "Big Hairy Audacious Goals" (BHAGs) and then pursue them tenaciously, love what you do, etc. No news there. In fact, those who have observed Trump on television (e.g. being interviewed by Larry King and/or appearing in The Apprentice program) will find very little that is surprising in this book. To sum up, I enjoyed "tagging along" with Trump. Several hours of conversation with him one-on-one would be even better. Those who find him appealing or at least fascinating will enjoy this book much more than his previous The Art of the Deal. Those who find Trump's excesses repellant probably have not read my review to this point. Fair enough.
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Summary: There's no one quite like "The Donald".
Review: Trump is one-of-a-kind, and whether you love him or hate him, you can gain some valuable insight on success from reading his latest book. The book is not a "how-to" in the traditional step-by-step way. (This is the reason for the 4 stars. The title leads you to believe that the book will TELL you how to get rich.) No, reading "How to Get Rich" is more like listening to brief personal lectures from Trump on everthing from negotiating to being true to yourself. He "talks", you listen, and hopefully, you come away with some new knowledge on what it takes to succeed. The man is blunt, but he's also surprisingly FUNNY. I laughed out loud a couple of times while reading. If you keep an open mind, and put aside any pre-prejudices about "The Donald", I think you'll enjoy "How To Get Rich." Reviewer: Linda Painchaud
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Summary: Light and Quick Fun Read
Review: I have a terrible confession to make, I have read all of his books. Do I love trump, no. But his buildings are beautiful and he is a fascinating person. Having said that his books have a high degree of self promotion, and if you read some of the other unauthorized books you begin to understand that he is a complicated personality much more so than revealed in these books that he writes. Donald trump is one of the best know business people in the world. Is he the smartest and most successful, not by a long shot. Did he do it all himself, no. He got his start in the family business with his father Fred. But unlike his more conservative father that built the business in Queens, the "Donald" embraced risks in Manhattan and later in Airlines and Casinos. Like many successful people he got a head start. I like to say he became a billionaire by starting with 250 million. That might be an exaggeration but he definitely took to business like a fish to water and has basked in all the publicity. He got a running start with his father Fred and the jury is still out on Trump. It is possible that he will still lose his casinos if he cannot make them more profitable. So stay tuned. Now for the book I think it is a great book, and in some ways more honest and more human than some of his earlier books such as "The Art of the Deal" written before his first fall. In this book he thanks a lot of people and that is nice to see. He has a lot short one page business comments such as investments, attitude, etc all good general business comments. He then throws in a number of personal details and pictures with famous people, and page after page of name dropping of other famous folk, which are really all just self promotion material, but what the heck, it is entertaining. Okay from this book you cannot make millions like Trump - unless your dad has a real estate business in New York. But it is fine and not too deep entertainment. It is a mindless and fun read, and will only take an hour to breeze through the 200 pages of large font and photos. Jack in Toronto
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Summary: Very Disappointing
Review: The book does not tell you how to get rich. It is just a promotional tool for Donald Trump. The writing is weak and the book seems like it was thrown together. A rushed job like this should not be in print!
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Summary: Trump should use his name to sell lemons!
Review: Donald Trump would be an ideal salesperson for any used car dealership! This book is crap! Full of common sense and arrogance! What a waste of $21.95
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Summary: Fantastic Insight for Life. A MUST Read!
Review: This book happily surprised me. Through the down-to-earth, brilliantly written pages, Donald J. Trump sets an example of ethics, passion about your work, integrity, having an "open door" and learning something every day. His book inspired me and gave me more pointers about "thinking big" in business, because as the book states: "...what's the difference between losing $100,000 or hundreds of millions of dollars... so you might as well have really gone for it."
"TRUMP How to Get Rich" goes way beyond a quick money making strategy. It is a genuine life philosophy, and while reading this book, it often reminded me of Dale Carnegie's books. I would say that Donald Trump is the Dale Carnegie of business, but that is far too limiting. This book will teach you a lot more than how to get rich. He writes about when he lost nearly everything, and why. (He wasn't staying on top of everything.) He shares with genuine honesty, humility and dignity. There are so many life lessons in this book, all geared to your success.
Highly recommended if you are passionate about creating the success you deserve. 10 Stars!
Barbara Rose, author of 'Individual Power' and 'If God Was Like Man'
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Summary: The first 147 pages are okay.
Review: If you are looking for a "Get Rich Quick" (GRQ) scheme, please don't waste your time with this book... In fact, stop looking, not one exists! If you find one, run away as fast as you can, and as far as you can. The first 147 pages of this book are comprised of short chapters, each dealing with some of Donald Trump's beliefs. Most of the chapters hold some very interesting concepts, if you actually read, study, and understand the premises of what Donald is actually trying to convey. This is not a passive activity, the reader needs to ponder the chapters, to gleen the information. The chapters holds a wealth of information, which can be applied to any walk of life, be it an employee, to a self-employed to someone starting off in the business world. Yeah, some of it is common sense, but it is nice to have someone remind you sometimes. Had it not been for the 43 pages of "filler" (discussing what Donald's average week consists of, and then the remaining 39 pages talking about "The Apprentice" TV show, and Donald's current holdings, I would have gladly given this 5-stars.) A very good read, to help you understand some of the inner workings of Mr. Trump. Will be a good reference, on my bookshelf!
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Summary: A GIANT INNER OFFICE MEMO
Review: This book doesn't give any usefull techniques to anyone who owns their own business. All the book does is tell you how not to piss off Donald Trump. He frequently uses employees names so much that it turns out to be a 200 page office memo.
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Summary: Trump How to get rich
Review: This book was titled how to get rich, yet, there was not one word mentioned about getting rich. The short chapters were worthless information, wisdom and advice that is common sense. The longest chapter A week in the life is nothing more then name dropping of the famous people that he associates with. I admire his accomplishment but Mr. Trump is relentless in self promotion and massaging his already over sized ego.
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Summary: Trump How to get Rich !
Review: I will tell you this much if you don't get all that this book has to offer you, you have one of two problems: You haven't read the book yet or you don't like The Donald to begin with because your a wealth hater and it dosen't matter if you read the book or not!
This is the Donald, same but different. He is telling you how he did it,Having Faith, why he does it,positive attitude, and why the perception that you can't have this success too is ridiculous! No, not 2.5 billion in real estate, but your personal success with your passion (I.E.: "the thing you
love the most is what you will be a success at!")
He tells about so many facets of business management, entrepreneurship, getting a great job and being successful in that job. When to stay and when to leave a job and many other things like investing, golf, when to ask for a raise, and yes he infuses his ego but he is the real deal and he has done what he says he has done. It's one thing to crack on the man because he came from wealth but giving the props , he built on that money and he does possess 2.5 billion reasons that if you are going to read success books this year, this had better be your flagship read. God Bless, Peace Donald
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