Trump: The Art of the Deal

Trump – The Art of the Deal is a 1987 book credited to Donald Trump and the Jewish journalist Tony Schwartz. Part memoir and part business-advice book, it was the first book credited to Trump, and helped to make him a "household name". It reached number 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list, stayed there for 13 weeks, and altogether held a position on the list for 48 weeks. The book received additional attention during Trump's 2016 campaign for the presidency of the United States.

Here is Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life—as he meets the people he needs to meet, chats with family and friends, clashes with enemies, and challenges conventional thinking. But even a maverick plays by rules, and Trump has formulated time-tested guidelines for success. He isolates the common elements in his greatest accomplishments; he shatters myths; he names names, spells out the zeros, and fully reveals the deal-maker’s art. And throughout, Trump talks—really talks—about how he does it. Trump: The Art of the Deal is an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur—the ultimate read for anyone interested in the man behind the spotlight.

Leftist Wikipedia lists various negative attacks on the book. Others review it as an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur and an unprecedented education in the practice of deal-making. The book was followed 1990 by Trump – Surviving at the Top, 1997 by Trump – The Art of the Comeback, and 2000 by The America We Deserve – all bestsellers.