Trump
The Art of the Deal
by Tony Schwartz, Donald Trump · first published 1987
8mentions
0recommended by
8HN commenters
2018–2026first – last mentioned
88% neutral13% critical
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
…pushing to get what I’m after.” “I've read hundreds of books about China over the decades. I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind.” ― Donald Trump, Trump: The Art of the Deal [1] [1]https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Art-Deal-Donald-J/dp/0399594493
on “Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the US” ↗…in the average modern school library. Or a book that supports Trump, or a book that talks about socialism in an unflattering light. My daughter's ultra left wing school in Denmark has Atlas Shrugged, Trump: The Art of the Deal, and Gulag Archipelago. Are you suggesting that American schools are more left wing than a left wing school in Denmark? Also, I got Atlas Shrugged from my school library in the U.S but that was in the…
You say you were disheartened. I bought and read Robert Kiyosaki - Rich Dad Poor Dad followed with Donald Trump - The Art of the Deal. After reading these I felt worse than at the time I was actually mugged on the street. I think I paid like $20 for both books and muggers got something like $15 I had on me.
on “Productivity porn” ↗“good publicity is preferable to bad, but from a bottom-line perspective, bad publicity is sometimes better than no publicity at all. Controversy, in short, sells.” Donald J. Trump, Trump: The Art of the Deal
on “Scientific publications issue unprecedented critiques of Trump” ↗Fun fact about The Art of the Deal: Trump was so desperately keen to have a book ghostwritten he ignorantly gave Tony Schwartz one of the best ghostwriting deals in publishing history (if not the best). From Trump's perspective it was about…
Shame we didn't get the actual author of the Art of the Deal, Tony Schwartz. Trump had it ghost written. I read it years ago and thought this guy is pretty cool, not realising it wasn't Trump. In 1987 the real Trump was off in Moscow being groomed by the Russians.
on “US retail giants raise prices due to tariffs” ↗…the ghostwriter is wracked with remorse. [1] The idea that a chump who bankrupted a casino could outmaneuver the country that invented the term "checkmate" was always profoundly stupid... so of course, Trump's supporters lapped it up like antifreeze. 1: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-schwartz-trumps-ghostwrite...
on “Hormuz crisis side effect: a sharp rise in container shipping rates” ↗https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump:_The_Art_of_the_Deal
on “Ask HN: What are the best books on negotiation?” ↗