Publisher's Synopsis
This was the first biography of Donald Trump. By age thirty-eight, Donald Trump had emerged as one of the most powerful, daring and controversial figures on the American scene. Here, in this revealing biography, the first book about one of America's genuinely influential movers and shakers, is a full fledged portrait of the flamboyant real estate baron: master negotiator, super-salesman, a man who dares to think big and far ahead, a man who uniquely has been able to take advantage of the main chance - for himself, for his family and for New York City.
Ten years before, Donald J. Trump grumbled that New York City would rebound from the deliberating effects of a national recession. In quick succession, he initiated a series of projects that had the real estate industry shaking its collective head. The result was Trump Tower, Trump Plaza, and the Grand Hyatt, confirming Trump as a man of vision who made things happen. With the creation of Harrah's Casino in Atlantic City and the acquisition of the United States Football League's New Jersey Generals, Trump stepped irrevocably into the national spotlight, where he remains.
Here is how the Trump empire was built and what it cost. Here too is a view of his family including his glamorous wife, Ivanca a former Czechoslovakian Olympic skater and model, and now an executive vice-president of the Trump Organization . Here too is Trump's natural habitat - a world populated by politicians, celebrities and high-rollers and deadbeats, a fast track world that Donald J. Trump through a combination of savvy, risk-taking and ambition made his own.
