Summary, Analysis, and Review of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal includes a summary of the book, review, analysis & key takeaways, and a detailed About the Author section. PREVIEW: Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal gives readers a comprehensive look at the author's life as a businessman. It is divided into three sections: the first offers a detailed look at a single Trump work week, the second lists the business principles to which Trump adheres, and the third contains Trump's autobiographical reflections on his early life and most notable business ventures. Although there's some debate about authorship, there's no doubt that the book channels Trump's boisterous, success-obsessed personality: both people and building projects are described either as winners or losers, and everything Trump-related is given a positive spin, even if he actually received intense media criticism and scrutiny for his actions. Trump's workday usually runs from nine to five. He wakes up around 6:00 a.m. to start reading all the local newspapers, then spends most of the day making calls or attending meetings. During the week summarized in the book, he is deeply involved with matters ranging from the reopening of the Wollman Skating Rink, which Trump built in a matter of months for a New York City government that had spent a decade struggling with the project, to possibly purchasing a controlling interest in the Holiday Inn corporation in order to gain access to their casinos.