![]() ![]() To Schwartz's amazement, Trump loved the article and even had the cover, which had an unflattering portrait of him, autographed by Schwartz and hung in his office. Journalist Tony Schwartz was recruited directly by Trump after he read Schwartz's extremely negative 1985 New York Magazine article, A Different Kind of Donald Trump Story, regarding his failed attempts to forcibly and illegally evict rent-controlled and rent-stabilized tenants from a building that he had bought on Central Park South in 1982. Trump was persuaded to produce the book by Condé Nast owner Si Newhouse after the May 1984 issue of his magazine GQ-with Trump appearing on the cover-sold well. ![]() The book also contains an 11-step formula for business success, inspired by Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking. It then describes his early work in Brooklyn prior to moving to Manhattan and building The Trump Organization, his actions and thoughts in developing the Grand Hyatt Hotel and Trump Tower, in renovating Wollman Rink, and regarding various other projects. ![]() The book talks about Trump's childhood in Jamaica Estates, Queens. Trump has personally given conflicting accounts on the question of authorship. Schwartz called writing the book his "greatest regret in life, without question," and both he and the book's publisher, Howard Kaminsky, alleged that Trump had played no role in the actual writing of the book. Trump cited it as one of his proudest accomplishments and his second-favorite book after the Bible. The book received additional attention during Trump's 2016 campaign for the presidency of the United States. 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. Part memoir and part business-advice book, it was the first book credited to Trump, and helped to make him a household name. Trump: The Art of the Deal is a 1987 book credited to Donald J. ![]()
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