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The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received
AuthorDonald Trump
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCrown Business
Publication date
2004
Publication placeUnited States
Pages253
ISBN9781400050161
OCLC54692354
Preceded byTrump: How to Get Rich 
Followed byThink Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life 

The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received is a business book compiled by Donald Trump.[1]

First released in May 2004,[2] the book reached The Wall Street Journal list of Best Selling Books the month it was published.[3]

Publishers Weekly recommended the book for fans of The Apprentice.[1] Staten Island Advance called it "easy-to-understand".[4]

Contents summary

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The Way to the Top includes quotations from 100 businesspeople, including billionaire private equity investor Thomas J. Barrack and realtor Barbara Corcoran.[1] One of the contributors, Steven Cody of Peppercom, a PR firm, was surprised to be asked by Trump to appear in the book.[5] Entrepreneur Charlotte Ottley, owner of a communications business located in New York, served as a contributing author to the book.[6] Dippin' Dots founder Curt Jones was quoted in the work.[7]

Sales and reception

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The Way to the Top was first released on May 18, 2004.[2] By May 28 of that year, it had reached number 10 on The Wall Street Journal "Best Selling Books" among business books.[3] It remained a best seller on the list through July 2004.[8][9][10]

Publishers Weekly reviewed the book, and wrote that it put together advice from multiple members of the business industry into "easily digestible tidbits".[1] The review concluded, "Serious readers of business books may be disappointed by some of more lackluster contributions ... but there are enough sage words here to satisfy most fans of The Apprentice."[1] Staten Island Advance wrote that the book featured, "a compilation of practical, easy-to-understand business advice gathered from top executives across the country."[4] Detroit Examiner recommended the book among: "Top 5 business leadership book recommendations for 2010".[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Nonfiction Book Review - Trump: The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received", Publishers Weekly, May 17, 2004, retrieved September 24, 2018
  2. ^ a b Haffenreffer, David (May 18, 2004), "Actress Marks 25 Years On 'Young & Restless' - Political Book Bonanza - TV Ad Upfronts Week - Debut Of Fall TV Line Up", The Biz, CNN, CNNfn – via NewsBank
  3. ^ a b "Weekend Journal: Best Selling Books", The Wall Street Journal, p. W3, May 28, 2004 – via ProQuest
  4. ^ a b Snyder, Tamar (August 8, 2004), "Teen, Donald Trump share similar literary path - Each has written a recently published book featuring easy-to-understand business advice", Staten Island Advance, p. A27 – via NewsBank
  5. ^ Pike, Joe (June 17, 2004), "Mogul's book dealt local man a surprise Trump card", Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, New Jersey, p. 53, retrieved June 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
  6. ^ Linstead, John O. (March 18, 2005), "Bulletin board business news and notes from around the region", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p. D7 – via InfoTrac
  7. ^ Horovitz, Bruce (May 11, 2009), "Dippin' Dots looks for next flash-frozen hit", USA Today, p. 1B – via InfoTrac
  8. ^ "Weekend Journal: Best Selling Books", The Wall Street Journal, p. W12, June 11, 2004 – via ProQuest
  9. ^ "Weekend Journal: Best Selling Books", The Wall Street Journal, p. W5, June 25, 2004 – via ProQuest
  10. ^ "Weekend Journal: Best Selling Books", The Wall Street Journal, p. W10, July 2, 2004 – via ProQuest
  11. ^ Weaver, Rick (January 1, 2010), "Top 5 business leadership book recommendations for 2010", Detroit Examiner, Detroit, Michigan, p. Detroit Business Development Examiner – via NewsBank
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