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How to Get Rich
First published 2004 · 373 pages
A brash, unapologetic masterclass in personal branding and ruthless ambition delivered straight from the boardroom.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting across the desk from a loud, relentlessly confident mentor who is eager to share the secrets of his empire. The pace is brisk and punchy, built on short chapters that read like rapid-fire boardroom lectures rather than dense financial theory. The mood is highly energetic and unapologetically transactional, steeped in the glamour of high-stakes real estate and reality television. Its prose is conversational, blunt, and heavily anecdotal, prioritizing street-smart bravado over academic nuance. It will delight aspiring entrepreneurs, fans of celebrity business culture, and anyone looking for a highly motivational, no-nonsense guide to thinking big, projecting absolute certainty, and treating every interaction as a negotiation to be won.
- Mood
- energetic
- ambitious
- transactional
- larger-than-life
- Tone
- brash
- confident
- conversational
- unapologetic
- self-promotional
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- wealth accumulation · personal branding · ruthless negotiation · the American Dream · self-confidence
- The writing
- Direct, colloquial, and highly anecdotal, favoring punchy declarations over complex analysis.
- The arc
- Moves from aspirational curiosity to a fired-up, take-no-prisoners sense of motivation.
- Who it's for
- Aspiring entrepreneurs and fans of celebrity business culture looking for blunt, street-smart advice and behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
Content notes
- aggressive business tactics
- workplace conflict
About the book
First he made five billion dollars.Then he made The Apprentice.Now The Donald shows you how to make a fortune, Trump style.HOW TO GET RICHReal estate titan, bestselling author, and TV impresario Donald J. Trump reveals the secrets of his success in this candid and unprecedented book of business wisdom and advice. Over the years, everyone has urged Trump to write on this subject, but it wasn't until NBC and executive producer Mark Burnett asked him to star in The Apprentice that he realized just how hungry people are to learn how great personal wealth is created and first-class businesses are run. Thousands applied to be Trump's apprentice, and millions have been watching the program, making it the highest rated debut of the season.In Trump: How To Get Rich, Trump tells all--about the lessons learned from The Apprentice, his real estate empire, his position as head of the 20,000-member Trump Organization, and his most important role, as a father who has successfully taught his children the value of money and hard work.With his characteristic brass and smarts, Trump offers insights on how to- invest wisely- impress the boss and get a raise- manage a business efficiently- hire, motivate, and fire employees- negotiate anything- maintain the quality of your brand- think big and live largePlus, The Donald tells all on the art of the hair!With his luxury buildings, award-winning golf courses, high-stakes casinos, and glamorous beauty pageants, Donald J. Trump is one of a kind in American business. Every day, he lives the American dream. Now he shows you how it's done, in this rollicking, inspirational, and illuminating behind-the-scenes story of invaluable lessons and rich rewards.From the Hardcover edition.
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