Book Description
In this Edgar Award nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes readers back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey-- routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike. So the garroting of a lowly ex-slave and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy.But Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger--high-born commander of the local vigiles -- was determined to investigate.Despite official apathy, brazen bribes and sinister threats, Decius uncovers a world of corruption at the highest levels of his government that threatens to destroy him and the government he serves.AUTHORBIO: John Maddox Roberts has written numerous works of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to his successful SPQR mystery series. His latest book in the series, SPQR VI: Nobody Loves a Centurion will be published later this year. He lives in New Mexico with his wife.
Customer Reviews:
Strong on history, light on mystery ..........2007-07-29
This is the first book in the SPQR series about a Roman investigator named Decius Caecilium Metellus. The story takes place in 70 B.C. during the rise of Julius Caeser. It provides more historical background than many mysteries set in the past. But he mystery itself is rather obvious and predictable.
You learn quite a bit about social classes and the politics of the times. The mystery is more or less secondary and involves multiple murders and political corruption.
I especially liked the glossary at the end of the book. I used it quite heavily for the first chapter or two.
First book in a great series........2007-06-10
John Maddox Roberts starts off the SPQR series with a great book. His research is obviously thorough and the fascinating details of everyday Roman life are most interesting. The reader is lead little by little, clue by clue, to the satisfying conclusion. Makes you want to read the rest of the series!
Not a bad Roman Romp.......2007-06-09
Very similar to the Roman books of Steven Saylor. You'll learn a bit about ancient Rome during the rise of Ceaser but although the hidden plot is interesting and reasonable I felt that his portrayal of important persons was a little forced at times and it distracted me, but I'm looking forward to reading more of these books.
Another in the SPQR Series.......2007-03-10
John Maddox Roberts is the pseudonym of Mark Ramsay, author of numerous works of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to his successful historical SPQR mystery series. He lives in New Mexico with his wife.
Anyone who is a fan of Lindsey Davis, Steven Saylor or David Wishart will love the SPQR series of books by the author. Once again we have an addition to the ever growing number of amateur detectives patrolling the streets of ancient Rome, solving mysteries and crimes. Not all at the same time, I may add, in fact not even in the same centuries. Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger, a high-born bad boy, is the offering of the author and he is just as interesting, likeable and believable as the leading characters from the author's contemporaries.
The city of Rome is at its lowest ebb for many years. The streets of the city are filled with violence and the vicious gangs are preying on high and low born alike. When a lowly ex-slave is found garrotted and a foreign merchant is disembowelled in the Subura district of the city it would normally be of little consequence and quickly forgotten or pushed aside by the powers that be.
But Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger, the commander of the local vigiles station has other ideas and is determined to investigate the matter. Coming from high born stock Metellus has some contacts who may be able to help in the matter, but as he digs deeper he uncovers a festering sore of bribes, threats and corruption, right up to the highest levels of Roman government.
Much Better and Less Grim than Saylor.......2007-02-26
If you love historicals and you love the late Roman Republic, this much underrated series is for you. John Maddox Roberts is a gifted writer with a talent for brevity, and has a much lighter touch than Steven Saylor. The main character of this series is engaging and witty. Where Saylor's work is poignant, this is more in keeping with the wry Roman spirit. Petronius would have loved these books. And so did I.
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The King's Gambit must be the favorite chess opening of every attacking player. In the glory days of Paul Morphy in the nineteenth century, to play anything else was regarded as almost cowardly but in modern times the popularity of the King's Gambit has faded. Today's players, under the malign influence of their computer programs, are more materialistic and loath to sacrifice a pawn for long-term compensation. The honorable exceptions are Alexander Morozevich and Nigel Short, two world-class players who are willing to risk the King's Gambit. Jan Pinski, an International Master from Poland, seeks to popularize this ancient opening, with in-depth analysis solving many of the supposed problems with this opening. Despite the complexity of the material, the reader will have no difficulties following the book, as Pinski clearly explains the issues using his skill as an experienced journalist and chess author.
Customer Reviews:
A few good spots but depressing.......2006-07-19
I agree with the other reviewers...McDonald simply didn't seem to find much excitement about playing/discussing the opening. His basic assessments were usually favorable towards black in the critical lines - even in some of the lines that Joe Gallagher judged good for white. A few times in these spots he would only leave a "I prefer black" backed by no analysis.
What's also disappointing is that when white did reach a difficult position, McDonald offered no real possibilities for improvement. It's as if he had given up long ago, and was merely documenting his reasons to abandon the opening.
It was fun seeing some of Gallagher's opinion about the new lines for black in Nunn's Chess Openings. In fact, there were more new ideas for white in three pages of numbers (albeit with no analysis) than there were in the whole of McDonald's book.
That said (and I'm obviously biased as a proponent of white in this opening), there was some decent analysis and some enjoyable games used. McDonald also resisted the temptation to copy many games from Gallagher's earlier book so it does get a rating of 3 stars from me. It probably deserves fewer, but I eat up anything about this opening.
Author Loathing The King's Gambit.......2005-11-29
Is it just me or does the author seem to take special delight in seeing black come out on top in many of the lines he provides? He seems to be cheering everytime black is doing well and shaking his head with disdain every time white tries to create some fun and magic with the King's Gambit. I think if we pin McDonald down we can get a confession out of him "okay okay, I admit it, I hate the king's gambit! It has the giant balls that I'll never have!" Gallagher's book is much better, more complete from a guy who plays it regularly because he believes in it and it doesn't come with all the heavy cynicism.
Review from a 1600+ tournament player........2002-12-26
This book is pretty brief in the lines it covers and it doesn't even cover many lines. McDonald makes the presented material clearly legible, but should have considered making an "Accepted" book and a "Declined" book. I bought this with book with the intentions of learning an opening that would stun my opponents right off the bat, but McDonald almost convinces one to try a different opening. The King's Gambit is meant to be an all out aggressive win or lose approach to chess and McDonald fails to emphasize this. At the end of most of his variations he gives unclear positions where it looks to me like black might even be better. If you are considering taking up the King's Gambit I suggest that you learn the Bishops Gambit (3.Bc4). This is an ultra aggressive variation that Neil reluctantly mentions in his book. If you don't mind sacrificing material for development then this opening is for you. I have used the King's Gambit successfully on several occasions and those wins remain as my most exciting. I suggest taking up the King's Gambit if you like exciting chess but do not recommend that you start here. This book is mostly for a player who is looking for a little more on a specific variation. This is not a good book to try to get an overall feel for the King's Gambit.
Good update on the opening.......2001-05-06
This provides an interesting update on the opening. Contains reasonably good descriptions of various lines as illustrated by latest games played by top players, but still cannot remove the general doubt that the King' Gambit is quite over-ambitious and risky in modern times.
Come back, Joe!.......2000-11-17
Well, there are some good things here; the explanation of the ideas behind Shirov's 5. . .d6 in the Kieseritsky gambit sticks out in my mind as very helpful. But McDonald just isn't a romantic; he's one of those guys who, if he's playing say a Modern defense, erects a light-square blockade, trades off the QB for a N, and hangs on for dear life. This book betrays similar instincts. Far from stirring up your enthusiasm, it is actually in danger of convincing readers that the KG is unplayable! And it isn't. Oh ye of litle faith!
Book Description
This is a roadmap for the King's Gambit player. The emphasis is on a positional handling of this venerable opening, complete from the White point of view (which is not to say tactics have been understated).
Every known source has been sifted to present the strongest play by both sides, and all known sideline moves for Black are delved into, in order to fully arm the player of the white pieces. Several new books and a proliferation of KG ideas and games in the past eight years warrant this revised third edition in which the number of illustrative games has more than doubled over the previous edition.
Both accepted and declined variations are covered in detail, including critical rewrites in the important Fischer (1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4) variation, and the Kieseritzky (1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5), the backbone of our KG.
Customer Reviews:
It's OK...just OK though.......2003-10-24
From a lifelong Kings Gambiteer, I'd have to say I was a bit let down on this book, but it's worth a gander nonetheless.
In my humble opinion, you just have to question a book whose authors have scant expreience in playing the opening which they are writing about...do a database search for Raingruber and the other one and you won't find many results where a King's Gambit is concerned.
They break everything down fine and cover each major line decently, but where a bright spot is found is the fact that they try to explain the ideas behind the varied lines so you get an idea just what is going on...if it weren't for this effort, I'd have given two stars.
What I disagree with is their conclusions and recommendations for many of the given lines...they just don't hit each line fully, leaving out chunks of theory that can be very important...I was especially let down with their treatment of the Kieseritsky.
If you want better, look to the two volume set by Soltis or better yet hunt down an old copy of 'Winning with the Kings Gambit' by Joe Gallagher...it is well worth the hunt!
The King's Gambit: The Opening That Won't Die.......2000-03-24
In de Firmian's Modern Chess Openings, the Grandmaster writes that "the King's Gambit is part of the mythology of chess," a reminder of the romantic 19th century era of attacking chess. Often regarded as unsound at the grandmaster level, the King's Gambit is still a powerful attacking weapon for the other 99.9% of us. The authors have updated their earlier work with new analysis, sample games and tutorial questions. The text covers (in clear prose,well organized variations,readable fonts) all major lines including the Kieseritzky, Philidor, Hanstein, and Muzio lines. Although it is often said that said that the age of swashbuckling chess is over (its hard to swash when they won't buckle), and maybe it is at the higher levels, the rest of us still can learn the art of attack.
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The Fascinating King's Gambit by Thomas Johansson
This work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire Bishop's Gambit.
But that is not all! A complete in depth repertoire against black's different ways of declining white's pawn offer is also provided. A great service for those who may want to take up this opening with the white pieces!
The author laboured with the analytical work for nearly two years, aiming to create one of the best theoretical guides to the King's Gambit ever written. - But if he fulfilled this ambition can of course, only be determined by the reader!
What can not be denied is that Johansson shares a multitude of theoretical novelties and insights with his readers. Basically offering them access to an almost unexplored world which until now has been reserved for a relatively small crowd of strong King's Gambiteers.
From the author of The King's Gambit for the Creative Aggressor!
Instead of going on and on about the content of this book, let me just quote a very famous King's Gambiteer, grandmaster David Bronstein.
Customer Reviews:
The Fascinating King's Bishop's Gambit.......2007-02-13
Another labour of love chess book, by a gentleman who can't stop gushing about his favorite opening. Fortunately, he's done us a major service by covering the Bishop's Gambit (e4 e5 f4 ef bc4) which is an excellent alternative to the 3. Nf3 line covered in virtually every book or opening primer that talks about the KG. Interestingly, about 20% of GM KG games follow this line, but even the specialist books often skip it.
The book has a nice index of variations and also covers the usual Declined lines, though only in a fraction of the detail of the Bishop's Gambit. If you are looking for hints on how to play against the KG as black, you should know this book does not cover the usual Kf3 lines at all, though the author gives you a hint that he switched to the Bishop's gambit to avoid the lines following from 3 ... g5.
Why is the Bishop's Gambit not better known? Probably because of the very scary Qh4+ moves, which start as early as move 3 and require White's Kf1, losing the right to castle and seemingly entombing the King's Rook. Johansson covers these Queen checks in a series of short chapters, but summarizes it as "not really that scary". I can attest myself that though the lines are sharp, it does turn out that they are not that bad. After Kf1, Nf3 White just loses some tempos in retreat and finds the white king has found a safe shelter behind black's own e pawn, now sitting on f4. Or, as happened recently to me, tries for more with Qg4 which loses to Bxf7+ KxB Ne5+ forking king and queen.
Worth it.......2006-03-30
I started reading through the material. I think my money was worth it. Though some things can be improved further. For example, I find it annoying to follow through major lines. Some of them are really hard to follow.
I am still in two chapters and found some minor mistake like comment should be after the move and not before it.
I am entering moves in Chess Position Trainer and started verifying assessments with Fritz 9 and Rybka. It's a good book to get you started with the King's Bishop Gambit. To date, it is still very rare to find reference books on this one.
I give it only four stars because I think that improvement is still possible. Maybe the third book will be excellent.
Good luck to king gambiters!
Fascintating Indeed!!.......2006-03-18
Needing to learn an opening against e5 as white, I muddled through several openings like the Scotch, but found that advantages were hard to come by and the openings were well known by opponents. Inspired by Bronstein, I started to learn the King's Gambit (first, I tried 3. Nf3), but still ran into trouble. The Bishop's Gambit begins 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4. The beauty of the Bishop's Gambit is that the best and most well known defenses to 3. Nf3 are the worst defense to 3. Bc4. Due to the fact that the opening isn't often played, even more advanced players are caught offguard.
The soundness of an opening can be verified by looking at whether top GMs are playing it. In the last couple years, it has been played by Ivanchuk, Morozevich, Short, and Adams. Although Bobby Fischer had distain for the King's Knight Gambit, he played the Bishop's Gambit multiple times.
Easily the most complete work ever done on the Bishop's Gambit, Johansson examines it great detail using recent Grandmaster and correspondence games. He also has a section on piece placement where he explains what squares are best for your pieces and which squares you should prevent certain black pieces from going. Besides learning lines, it's important to learn opening themes, common to many lines. He also tackles the various Declined and Countergambit variations of the King's Gambit, making this the only work you will need to fully learn the opening. Overall, it is very complete and Johansson writes in a style that is enjoyable and easy to read.
I must disagree with the last post which criticizes the ability of a non-Grandmaster to write an opening book. Some GMs with 2500 FIDE ratings make their living by churning out books quickly, but without care or attention to detail. They also could have the knowledge but be poor writers. A master, who is strongly devoted to the opening, is no slouch. The reason why he is not even higher rated could be attributed to something other than his ability to analyze an opening position (i.e., he might stink at endgames or he gets into time trouble).
A note of (constructive) criticism, I must agree that it is difficult to follow the main line if you are skipping the notes. It is hard to tell where the notes end and the main line continues. (So don't skip then, right?) I would have deducted a 1/2 star, but it still rounds up to 5 stars. Nonetheless, the notes are various lines are important in making a comphrensive analysis.
As I side note, I am rated 1950. I recommend this book if you are interested in a sharp continuation to 1. e4 e5.
Lame.......2006-03-16
This book is not well written. For one it is highly superficial in its assessments. Additionally it is incomplete and the author recommends some non-sensical moves. I think the previous complaints can be attributed to the playing strength of the author. As of today his FIDE rating is 2204. I think a >2500 FIDE player is needed to weed through such an opening and give decent recommendations -- especially if I, a 2236 FIDE player, can easily find problems with Johansson's analysis.
It is also difficult to read due to the spacing of the text -- especially when trying to just follow the main line by skipping notes. It is hard to tell where the notes end and the main line continues. I give one star for effort but I think you are better off just walking through the opening with Fritz or some computer program with a decent opening book. Sorry Johansson but next time colaborate with a GM and give us a book we can treasure!
Fascinated!.......2006-01-12
My original purpose in buying this book was to get prepared as BLACK against the King's Gambit (KG) since I play e5. I surmised that this is going to be another bible for the King's gambiteers (prior to this book, the author wrote a book about the KG that became popular for the many KG fans)and that I'll encounter the lines suggested in this book.
The book's paper is top quality (ply is thicker than normal), the binding outstanding, and the cover design is pretty. The book dimension is wider than most opening books.
This book is mainly about the Bishop's gambit variation (3 Bc4) of the KG. The author confessed that computer programs today find several ways to beat the Knight's gambit (3 Nf3) variation of the KG, especially when using the Kieseritsky against it. This was why he started playing the Bishop's gambit and came out with this book.
The other main part of the book deals with variations declining the gambit. If you play KG, the chapter about the classical defense is a must read for you because Nigel Davies' latest book suggests this defense against KG and because of that you'll encounter this defense a many times.
I immediately felt the author's love and dedication for the KG when I started reading the introduction and some of the first pages. He is the kind of author you will trust to give you lines that he himself examined and not just variations dumped from chess databases. Just to convince myself, I run some of the most tactical variations in Fritz to check the accuracies It didn't fail. Reading further, I found myself liking to play KG. This book made me want to play the KG! And so I decided to study it from White's point of view.
The only problem is that this is a very tactical opening and needs more memorisation than other openings. If you play the lines on your chess set, you'll easily get lost. What I suggest is to play the lines in a chess software (like Fritz) so that you can easily get back to the main variation after playing the side lines. For me, I used the Chess Opening Trainer of http://www.chesstechno.com. It not only helps in playing the lines and sub-variations but also aids you in memorising the lines. The lines are saved while play so you can play them later for review even without the book. Whatever you use, it makes more sense to play the lines in the chess software rather than on your chess sets.
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King's gambit
Trevor Hay
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Chess, espionage, and redemption are the themes of "King's Gambit", the novel that began a remarkable career. "Chesbro writes wonderfully strange mystery novels. . . . In Chesbro's hands (the events) are not only possible but real enough to make you nervous . . . perfectly calculated, nail-biting tension".--"Boston Sunday Herald".
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First he made five billion dollars.
Then he made The Apprentice.
Now The Donald shows you how to make a fortune, Trump style.
HOW TO GET RICH
Real estate titan, bestselling author, and TV impresario Donald J. Trump reveals the secrets of his success in this candid and unprecedented book of business wisdom and advice. Over the years, everyone has urged Trump to write on this subject, but it wasn’t until NBC and executive producer Mark Burnett asked him to star in The Apprentice that he realized just how hungry people are to learn how great personal wealth is created and first-class businesses are run. Thousands applied to be Trump’s apprentice, and millions have been watching the program, making it the highest rated debut of the season.
In Trump: How To Get Rich, Trump tells all–about the lessons learned from The Apprentice, his real estate empire, his position as head of the 20,000-member Trump Organization, and his most important role, as a father who has successfully taught his children the value of money and hard work.
With his characteristic brass and smarts, Trump offers insights on how to
• invest wisely
• impress the boss and get a raise
• manage a business efficiently
• hire, motivate, and fire employees
• negotiate anything
• maintain the quality of your brand
• think big and live large
Plus, The Donald tells all on the art of the hair!
With his luxury buildings, award-winning golf courses, high-stakes casinos, and glamorous beauty pageants, Donald J. Trump is one of a kind in American business. Every day, he lives the American dream. Now he shows you how it’s done, in this rollicking, inspirational, and illuminating behind-the-scenes story of invaluable lessons and rich rewards.
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First he made five billion dollars. Then he made The Apprentice. Now The Donald shows you how to make a fortune, Trump style.
Real estate titan, bestselling author, and TV impresario Donald J. Trump reveals the secrets of his success in this candid and unprecedented book of business wisdom and advice. Over the years, everyone has urged Trump to write on this subject, but it wasn't until NBC and executive producer Mark Burnett asked him to star in The Apprentice that he realized just how hungry people are to learn how great personal wealth is created and first-class businesses are run. Thousands applied to be Trump's apprentice, and millions have been watching the program, making it the highest-rated debut of the season.
In Trump: How To Get Rich, Trump tells all—about the lessons learned from The Apprentice, his real estate empire, his position as head of the 20,000-member Trump Organization, and his most important role, as a father who has successfully taught his children the value of money and hard work.
With his characteristic brass and smarts, Trump offers insights on how to
- invest wisely
- impress the boss and get a raise
- manage a business efficiently
- hire, motivate, and fire employees
- negotiate anything
- maintain the quality of your brand
- think big and live large
Plus, The Donald tells all on the art of the hair!
With his luxury buildings, award-winning golf courses, high-stakes casinos, and glamorous beauty pageants, Donald J. Trump is one of a kind in American business. Every day, he lives the American dream. Now he shows you how it's done, in this rollicking, inspirational, and illuminating behind-the-scenes story of invaluable lessons and rich rewards.
Customer Reviews:
Informative??? .......2007-08-06
As a former employee of the Trump International Hotel and Tower, I feel the book lacks the real value of a lesson. I believe Mr. Trump has an incredible ability to market himself to the public. However after being employed by the Trump Organization, I can honestly say the company does not portray the mannerism of leadership set forth in this book. The book is a motivational tool set for individuals chasing a non-reality dream, which allows Mr. Trump to once again market himself as a money making guru. However all the objectives in the book are intended for people who have already established financial security, it is not a lesson on "How to Get Rich"!
A very inspiring read!.......2007-05-31
I truly enjoyed Donald Trump's views on "how to get rich" - after all, his success is great proof!!
Misleading title and no end to the boasting.......2007-05-18
This book won't make you rich. It reflects Trumps personal business philosophy and is quite an interesting, sincere and fast paced read. The book is flawed by a misleading title and Trump's constant bragging. Is it worth a read? Yes, it is.
Not a useful book.......2007-02-12
This book isn't going to be useful for someone looking to use it as a guide to get rich. I doubt Donald Trump even wrote this book. It reads like a book written by a ghost writer giving out simple cliches with no actual substance behind them. Very dissapointing.
Buried Gifts and Gems!.......2007-01-22
Donald Trump is one of the most unique figures in our nation's modern business history. He is a BRAND MACHINE and he utilizes the brand 'The Donald' to his advantage by giving us one great book (Art of the Deal) a few years ago with some quick reads to get us thinking and have a little fun in the process. This book is of course the latter.
'How to Get Rich' is not a soup-to-nuts read on how to get rich, yet there are some buried gifts and gems that if you keep your eyes open, you may want to underline and reference from time-to-time regardless if you are a business leader or aspire to be a business leader. Throughout the pages of this book, he has such time-tested leadership advice sprinkled throughout with some points for the entrepeneur/business leader to keep in mind. I will point out a few that I enjoyed and you will likely find useful as well:
- "Keep the big picture in mind while attending to the daily details";
- Remain viligent by staying sharp in your field;
- Hire a great assistant - so true; a great assistant can really make your life so much easier;
- Staying stubborn;
- Holding a grudge (when necessary);
- Letting your guard down as a negotiating tool to your advantage
There are other gems buried within this book and as most of the time, Donald is entertaining. Some sections of the book will bring to mind Jack Welch with a splash (actually a heavy dose) of humor.
This is not a book about getting rich per say, but there are treasures of advice and wisdom buried that if you have time on a Sunday afternoon, you may want to type and paste to your wall or time-keeper.
The 3-star review is based on expectations of what many of us have come to expect from a Donald Trump post 'Art of the Deal' read. It is not a must read nor would I recommend this book if you are looking for some meat-and-potatoes of getting rich - you will only get frustrated (very, very frustrated). However, if you like The Donald brand and his tactic (thus his title) -- have some fun, dig out the gems of wisdom, and keep near the table in your front office -- it beats putting out old, dated copies of 'Sports Illustrated.'
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Learn the secrets to making millions in real estate pre-foreclosures. The masters of real estate, Donald Trump and Gary Eldred, show you how it's done.
Customer Reviews:
Don't do it.......2006-08-13
This is interesting and some what informative but not worth 49,39,29 or even $19.99. If you have a friend you can borrow it from or can find someone to buy it from for $10 it might be worth it. The program is extremely vague and is given with the detail of a free pamphlet someone left on your car windshield. Get any book from the library on real estate and it will give you more information than this program. Donald Trump is great but there are no trade secretes in here. Save your money.
Gary Eldred and Donald Trump Know How - and Show How .......2006-04-13
If you like real estate -- and want to make money in real estate -- who better to listen to than Donald Trump and Gary Eldred? Everyone knows what Trump has done in real estate -- there are a billion good reasons to hear what he has to say. Eldred has written over 20 books on real estate, and I took two of his real estate courses at Trump University [...] -- all were great. Anyway, this audio business course was really good and very entertaining. If you want to learn about making big $$$ pre-foreclosure properties, this is a great place to start. Check it out.
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YOU WON'T GET RICH BY READING THIS BOOK.......2005-11-05
This book may be about a lot of things, but it is not about getting rich. It is more about being rich. It is also about leadership, a quality of which Donald Trump definitely has in abundance. This book, the Spanish text edition of "Trump: How to Get Rich", is peppered with little truisms by which The Donald lives in his business life. Most of them are common sense.
All in all, he comes across as a fairly likable, down-to-earth guy with a pretty healthy ego. Definitely, the meek shall not inherit the earth. He has a lot of nice things to say about many of the people with whom he has worked or transacted business. He also has something to say about those people who have crossed him in one way or another, and it ain't pretty.
He also has something to say about his hit show "The Apprentice". He loves that show, and guess what, so do millions of others, including me. He gives a few general tidbits about how the show came into being and a some back stage bits about its first season. Fans of the show will especially enjoy this part of the book.
Though the book is weak on substance, it is an easy, breezy, little read that sounds like the Donald Trump one hears on the radio and television. He is simply a guy who is enjoying himself immensely and wants everyone to know it. Moreover, the time is ripe for the book, because whatever one's take on the author might be, The Donald is a hot commodity right now, and shy he is not.
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2 DONALD TRUMP Books - 1) - The Art of the Deal / 2) How to Get Rich, in either Hard or Softcover, (See Seller Condition Comments), Shipped in one
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Trump: How to Get Rich
Donald J Trump
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The Catiline Conspiracy (SPQR II)
The Sacrilege (SPQR III)
The Temple of the Muses (SPQR IV)
Saturnalia (SPQR V)
Nobody Loves a Centurion (SPQR VI)
