I spent close to a month with little to no reading because of eye problems, but now I’m back at it! Update on my completed reading list:
-Trump: The Saga of America’s Most Successful Real Estate Baron (85-unauthorized, by Jerome Tuccille)
-Art of the Deal (87)
-Surviving at the Top
-Art of the Comeback
-The America We Deserve (2000)
-How to Get Rich
-Think Like a Billionaire (04)
-The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received (I am halfway through this)(04)
The time period that I’m currently in, post 9/11 and during the Appentice years, could be thought of as relatively shallow. I highly recommend the 1985 book for anyone interested, even if you dislike the president. That book has like an outsiders view of the events in Art of the Deal. I suggest Art of the Deal and the 2000 book for anyone who likes the president and wants to hear his values from his own perspective.
For die hard researchers or fans, I suggest also reading The Art Of the Comeback, and the one I’m reading now. Way to the Top is a collection of quotes and short anecdotes from people Trump did business with or knew. It is a sneaky way to read about his true principals, since it is other people espousing them and he is endorsing them by including them in the collection. For example, there are repeated quotes/stories about letting things go and not seeking revenge. I think even a casual observer can see that a trump himself has always sought revenge. But I am now thinking that his inclusion of these items in this book suggests that he acknowledges that it is better to let things go, even if it’s something his personality doesn’t allow him to do himself.
I also plan to include Ivana’s books in my future readings. She seems like a talker, and he gets pretty angry when she talks about him. Which makes me want to see what she says.