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A review by geenahnola
Trump: How to Get Rich by Meredith McIver, Donald J. Trump
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.