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expensive and chic Worth Avenue in Palm Beach and spending lots of
money.) This is one of many bad doctors I know of—there are too many
others to name. I just can’t stand the bastards.
Acknowledgments

This book could not have been written without Meredith McIver, a
writer of many talents. She served her apprenticeship with the New York
City Ballet, worked on Wall Street, and for the past two years has been an
executive assistant at The Trump Organization, stationed at a desk outside
my office. As you know, my door is always open, so Meredith has heard
everything, and she’s taken good notes. She’s done a remarkable job of
helping me put my thoughts and experiences on paper. I am tremendously

grateful to her.
Very little happens in my office without Norma Foerderer, who
oversees my schedule and has been instrumental in keeping this book
project on track in many ways, especially in the coordination of the
photographs.
I want to thank my editor at Random House, Jonathan Karp, who asked

me to write this book. I first met Jon in 1997, when he editedThe Art of
the Comeback. He spent a lot of time in my office, and one day I noticed
he was staring at the carpet under my desk. Finally, he said, Donald, what’s
the deal with the space heater?
I told him that my feet get cold.
Jon said, We’re inTrump Tower. It’syour building. Can’t you do
something about that?

It’s important to have an editor who asks the tough questions.
I’m also grateful to many others at Random House who worked long
and late hours to produce this book in record time: publisher Gina
Centrello; associate publishers Anthony Ziccardi and Elizabeth McGuire;
executive director of publicity Carol Schneider; director of publicity

Thomas Perry; associate director of publicity Elizabeth Fogarty; editorial
assistants Jonathan Jao (who did an excellent job with the photos) and
Casey Reivich; art director Gene Mydlowski; managing editor Benjamin
Dreyer; production chief Lisa Feuer;design director Carole Lowenstein;
production manager Richard Elman; production editor Janet Wygal; copy
editor Ginny Carroll; advertising director Magee Finn; rights directors
Claire Tisne and Rachel Bernstein; and everyone in the Random House
sales force, which is the best in the business.