Trump: Surviving at the Top
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| Authors |
Donald Trump Charles Leerhsen |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Business |
| Publisher | Random House |
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Publication date
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August 14, 1990 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 236 |
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| Preceded by | Trump: The Art of the Deal (1987) |
| Followed by | Trump: The Art of the Comeback (1997) |
Trump: Surviving at the Top is a 1990 book written by businessman Donald Trump and journalist Charles Leerhsen, and published by Random House. In 1991, Warner Books purchased the paperback rights to the book and re-released it as The Art of Survival.
The photograph used for the book's cover was originally taken by Michael O'Brien for an article of Fortune magazine published on September 11, 1989. The photograph was later installed at the National Portrait Gallery after Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States.
The book serves as a continuation and response to Trump: The Art of the Deal. In the introduction to the book, Trump wrote "Looking back on it, I see that writing The Art of the Deal was one of the most satisfying and fulfilling experiences of my life." Trump also commented on the debt that he faced after writing The Art of the Deal, as well as the problematic relationship of his then-wife Ivana Trump, claiming that his relationship with Marla Maples was "not the cause of the trouble between Ivana and me".
Trump wrote the book with Charles Leerhsen, who also worked as a senior writer for Newsweek at the time. Trump had considered naming the book Everybody Hates a Winner, stating that he sensed "a lot of jealousy and hostility from many people I do business with or see socially." As the book was being written, Trump was unsure if he would include details regarding his troubled marriage to Ivana Trump.
Peter Osnos, the book's editor, said in June 1990 that the book was being updated repeatedly. Editing of the book was completed on July 16, 1990. The book had initially been scheduled for release in October 1990, but was instead released in August 1990, because of the declining condition of Trump's finances and his separation from Ivana Trump. Because of the success of The Art of the Deal, Random House published and distributed approximately 500,000 copies of Surviving at the Top. After the book's release, Trump stated that it was "a transitional book," and that his next book "will be the real story, describing my comeback and the success of it all."
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