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kimball_hansen's review against another edition
2.0
Well this certainly wasn't my second favorite book - not like [b:Trump: The Art of the Deal|1032|Trump The Art of the Deal|Donald J. Trump|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442705949s/1032.jpg|1224415]. He came across as a lot more arrogant and annoying in this book than his other classic. It'd be nice if he narrated his own books though. This narrator wasn't as good as the other. I've never seen the Apprentice and now want to see a few episodeys to see what they are like. He said all the women flirted with him on that show whether consciously or subconsciously. That's funny.
He gives advice to not intimidate people, does he follow that? I don't see how you can make it big in business and not try to intimidate others.
That's neat he thought about running for president back in 2000 as a 3rd party candidate but he said he's too blunt to be a politician. I'm glad he kept his bluntness.
He offered this tip for public speaking: "When public speaking don't think the mass of people are there to judge you, but as individuals who might be attending because they have to be or they're interested in something." A good reminder when giving a talk for Church! When listening to others give talks and you notice they capture your attention, find out specifically what it was that caught your attention and implement that in your next speech.
A friend of Trump said, "Avoid being the trigger and the revolver will not be a threat."
Someone told Trump that he's very much like a Mormon and he took that as High Praise. I knew it! He's Mormon
Trump said, "Everyone has an opinion, in most cases it's not worth the paper [or internet space] it's written on." He also said that sometimes you have to hold a grudge. Yes! Thank you! Now I can keep holding on to mine because I'm not about to toss away a perfectly good plan to enact revenge on someone.
I admire his love for reading books. It makes perfect sense why he's where he's at. You can't go to very far places if you don't read often and frequently.
He suggest to always sign a pre-nup before you get married. It might not be a bad idea for more people to do it. I think a lot of problems could be avoided.
I loved how he ripped on people sin verguenza, like Dan Rather.
I wanted to hear his P.O.V. when 9/11 happened. What was going on in Trump tower that morning?
He does his fun hourly schedule for a week like he did in his other classic book. It's fun to hear his horario.
As far as getting rich, I couldn't find jack squat in here.
He gives advice to not intimidate people, does he follow that? I don't see how you can make it big in business and not try to intimidate others.
That's neat he thought about running for president back in 2000 as a 3rd party candidate but he said he's too blunt to be a politician. I'm glad he kept his bluntness.
He offered this tip for public speaking: "When public speaking don't think the mass of people are there to judge you, but as individuals who might be attending because they have to be or they're interested in something." A good reminder when giving a talk for Church! When listening to others give talks and you notice they capture your attention, find out specifically what it was that caught your attention and implement that in your next speech.
A friend of Trump said, "Avoid being the trigger and the revolver will not be a threat."
Someone told Trump that he's very much like a Mormon and he took that as High Praise. I knew it! He's Mormon
Trump said, "Everyone has an opinion, in most cases it's not worth the paper [or internet space] it's written on." He also said that sometimes you have to hold a grudge. Yes! Thank you! Now I can keep holding on to mine because I'm not about to toss away a perfectly good plan to enact revenge on someone.
I admire his love for reading books. It makes perfect sense why he's where he's at. You can't go to very far places if you don't read often and frequently.
He suggest to always sign a pre-nup before you get married. It might not be a bad idea for more people to do it. I think a lot of problems could be avoided.
I loved how he ripped on people sin verguenza, like Dan Rather.
I wanted to hear his P.O.V. when 9/11 happened. What was going on in Trump tower that morning?
He does his fun hourly schedule for a week like he did in his other classic book. It's fun to hear his horario.
As far as getting rich, I couldn't find jack squat in here.
zabel_pereira's review against another edition
1.0
It took me some time to classify this book. I think it will go straight to my humor category.
It's... incredible. Full of narcisism, ignorance, chauvinism and even mistakes. It is not a serious book. Humor it is!
It's... incredible. Full of narcisism, ignorance, chauvinism and even mistakes. It is not a serious book. Humor it is!
geenahnola's review against another edition
1.0
You know those chick lit books girls read at the beach or by the pool? Well, this is the kind of book that Wall Street guys and investment bankers read while sunbathing. Regardless of the title and of Trump's assurances that it is meant to show you "what it takes to get rich" (his words, not mine), this book is an obvious attempt to cash in from the success from The Apprentice.
To be fair, it was an entertaining read and would it have been marketed as such I would probably give it a better rating. In this book The Donald (capitalization intended)speaks briefly about being focused, but this book is anything but. He starts by giving a generalized take about how important it is to hire the right people and how deal with negotiations. Emphasis on the word "generalized." He goes into more detail about the people he likes and doesn't like, giving us a run-down of a typical Trump week, and what developing The Apprentice was like. Why not just stick to talking about The Apprentice? The intended audience for this book is clearly the loyal viewers, so why not just talk about his life while developing the show?
There were also these weird moments in which he spoke about his kids, Melania (his then-girlfriend, now-wife), and the letters he receives. There's nothing wrong with opening up about your personal relationships and, although I personally enjoyed learning of the eclectic mix of correspondence that reaches him, I did feel like he inserted these moments in order to appear as less of a monster. Of course he loves his family and it's nice he respects the adults his children turned out to be, but he's not really revealing anything that gives us any insight into the warm side of his character he clearly wishes to put across. If it's not revealing anything or providing any insights on getting rich, why would you include it in a book called "How To Get Rich."
Let's get down to the point, it's a short book. If you want to get your dose of Donald Trump, then this is the book for you. If you want to gain some insights, however, you would be better off reading The Art of the Deal. I haven't read it yet, but every time The Donald approaches something resembling business advice it always precedes with phrases such as "As I mentioned in The Art of The Deal..." or "In The Art of the Deal, I spoke of..."
Otherwise, you'd be better off reading Martha Stewart's business book (The Martha Rules)which gives fantastic advice, which is similar to The Donald's, but lends itself to be much more relatable and adaptable for practical use.
To be fair, it was an entertaining read and would it have been marketed as such I would probably give it a better rating. In this book The Donald (capitalization intended)speaks briefly about being focused, but this book is anything but. He starts by giving a generalized take about how important it is to hire the right people and how deal with negotiations. Emphasis on the word "generalized." He goes into more detail about the people he likes and doesn't like, giving us a run-down of a typical Trump week, and what developing The Apprentice was like. Why not just stick to talking about The Apprentice? The intended audience for this book is clearly the loyal viewers, so why not just talk about his life while developing the show?
There were also these weird moments in which he spoke about his kids, Melania (his then-girlfriend, now-wife), and the letters he receives. There's nothing wrong with opening up about your personal relationships and, although I personally enjoyed learning of the eclectic mix of correspondence that reaches him, I did feel like he inserted these moments in order to appear as less of a monster. Of course he loves his family and it's nice he respects the adults his children turned out to be, but he's not really revealing anything that gives us any insight into the warm side of his character he clearly wishes to put across. If it's not revealing anything or providing any insights on getting rich, why would you include it in a book called "How To Get Rich."
Let's get down to the point, it's a short book. If you want to get your dose of Donald Trump, then this is the book for you. If you want to gain some insights, however, you would be better off reading The Art of the Deal. I haven't read it yet, but every time The Donald approaches something resembling business advice it always precedes with phrases such as "As I mentioned in The Art of The Deal..." or "In The Art of the Deal, I spoke of..."
Otherwise, you'd be better off reading Martha Stewart's business book (The Martha Rules)which gives fantastic advice, which is similar to The Donald's, but lends itself to be much more relatable and adaptable for practical use.
simply_bry's review against another edition
1.0
How to get rich:
1: Have rich parents
2: Ask daddy for money to start a business
3: Go bankrupt
4: Repeat 1 to 3 so many times until eventually you start a succesfull business purely by chance
1: Have rich parents
2: Ask daddy for money to start a business
3: Go bankrupt
4: Repeat 1 to 3 so many times until eventually you start a succesfull business purely by chance
kair's review against another edition
5.0
This gripping book is packed with insights. Not about getting rich of course, but human psychology. Behind the distorted gloat-stories where Trump pours sugar on himself you get a glimpse of the values and beliefs of this truly extraordinary person.
This book was written in 2004, right after The Apprentice had become a hit and rocketed Trump to new heights of popularity. The incoherent, often contradictory and plain ignorant thoughts leave no doubt that this book was genuinely written (or rather dictated) by the same man who is now trolling the entire world from The White House. Because of the timing and the supermanish indestructible feeling Trump must have experienced, I believe it’s also a pretty honest book. Here’s what I learned:
Trump has a binary world view that dictates his whole life and behaviour. You are either a potential means to an end, a useful person, or you are nothing. If you belong to the former (a business partner, journalist, investor etc), Trump will publicly shower you with praise, if you below to the not-useful-group (contractor, “unprofessional” journalist etc), he will make sure everyone knows he thinks you are scum. Interestingly, as we’ve seen, some people move from one group to the other and the effects of this are immediately visible (Omarosa, Cohen etc).
What does useful mean in Trump's context? Citing his own words, his purpose in life is “success with influence”, meaning power, which he considers to be far above money. Trump considers fame a key strategy to achieving this goal, hence the TRUMP brand, hence The Apprentice and now… the presidency. Your value in his eyes therefore EXCLUSIVELY depends on your ability to help him gain either more fame or more money, leading to more power.
Trump has an ultra-rationalization ability which shifts everything negative on external factors (mostly other people) and leaves his self-esteem untouched.
All in all, this book helps to see a primal strategy behind Trump’s seemingly dumb actions and surprisingly, convinces the reader that he indeed has pretty impressive influence skills. This, sadly, makes things even worse as the man has absolutely no regard for anyone else but himself.
This book was written in 2004, right after The Apprentice had become a hit and rocketed Trump to new heights of popularity. The incoherent, often contradictory and plain ignorant thoughts leave no doubt that this book was genuinely written (or rather dictated) by the same man who is now trolling the entire world from The White House. Because of the timing and the supermanish indestructible feeling Trump must have experienced, I believe it’s also a pretty honest book. Here’s what I learned:
Trump has a binary world view that dictates his whole life and behaviour. You are either a potential means to an end, a useful person, or you are nothing. If you belong to the former (a business partner, journalist, investor etc), Trump will publicly shower you with praise, if you below to the not-useful-group (contractor, “unprofessional” journalist etc), he will make sure everyone knows he thinks you are scum. Interestingly, as we’ve seen, some people move from one group to the other and the effects of this are immediately visible (Omarosa, Cohen etc).
What does useful mean in Trump's context? Citing his own words, his purpose in life is “success with influence”, meaning power, which he considers to be far above money. Trump considers fame a key strategy to achieving this goal, hence the TRUMP brand, hence The Apprentice and now… the presidency. Your value in his eyes therefore EXCLUSIVELY depends on your ability to help him gain either more fame or more money, leading to more power.
Trump has an ultra-rationalization ability which shifts everything negative on external factors (mostly other people) and leaves his self-esteem untouched.
All in all, this book helps to see a primal strategy behind Trump’s seemingly dumb actions and surprisingly, convinces the reader that he indeed has pretty impressive influence skills. This, sadly, makes things even worse as the man has absolutely no regard for anyone else but himself.
zgml06's review against another edition
1.0
He could have saved time by writing, "Have your daddy leave you millions of dollars and real estate in New York City."
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