Think Big and Kick Ass
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| Author |
Donald Trump Bill Zanker |
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| Original title | Think Big and Kick Ass: In Business and in Life |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Self-help |
| Genre | Business |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
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2007 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 384 |
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| OCLC | 946581955 |
| Preceded by | Why We Want You to be Rich (2006) |
| Followed by | Trump 101: The Way to Success (2007) |
| Website | Official website |
Think Big and Kick Ass: In Business and in Life is a non-fiction book by businessman Donald Trump, first published in hardcover in 2007 by HarperCollins. The book was coauthored by The Learning Annex entrepreneur Bill Zanker. Another edition was subsequently published in paperback in 2008 under the title Think Big: Make It Happen in Business and Life. Trump and Zanker had prior business ventures together before writing the book; Zanker's company helped gain Trump speaking engagements around the world with large audiences.
The book advises the reader to create large goals for oneself, citing Hillary Clinton as an example of success. Trump focuses a chapter "Revenge" on the importance of retribution, recounting his feud with Rosie O'Donnell and criticism of Mark Cuban. The book describes Trump's romantic exploits, and he muses an unknown quality gave him success with women. Coauthor Zanker describes Trump's history with The Learning Annex, writing his business partner gave a significant amount of earnings to charity. Trump discusses his debt difficulties with banks in the 1990s, and criticizes the banks for unwisely investing with him.
Trump promoted the book on Larry King Live, at a cash giveaway in New York City, and in a speech at the Wharton School. The book's 2007 printing was for 400,000 copies. Becoming a bestseller in 2007, the book was the highest selling personal finance work on Amazon.com in 2015.
Vanguard wrote positively of the book, and fashion designer Emilia Wickstead said it inspired her to become an entrepreneur.Real Estate Weekly called the book, "the icon of everything Trump".London Review of Books wrote that it capitalized on consumers' dreams.The Washington Free Beacon rated the work's cover as the second best of all of Trump's book covers, and characterized the book as exemplifying "The Trumpean Ideal". The work was negatively received by two reviews in The Economist,Real-World Economics Review, and San Francisco Chronicle.
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