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{{Short description|2004 book by Donald Trump}}
{{Infobox book 
| image        = The Way to the Top The Best Business Advice I Ever Received.jpg
| author       = Donald Trump
| name         = The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received
| genre        =
| country      = United States
| language     = English
| subject      = 
| publisher    = Crown Business
| release_date = 2004
| media_type   = 
| isbn         = 9781400050161
| oclc = 54692354
| pages = 253
| preceded_by    =Trump: How to Get Rich
| followed_by       =Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life
}}
'''''The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received''''' is a business book compiled by Donald Trump.<ref name=publishersweeklythewaytothetop/>

First released in May 2004,<ref name=haffenreffer /> the book reached ''{{wipe|The Wall Street Journal}}'' list of Best Selling Books the month it was published.<ref name=wsj1 />

''Publishers Weekly'' recommended the book for fans of ''The Apprentice''.<ref name=publishersweeklythewaytothetop /> ''Staten Island Advance'' called it "easy-to-understand".<ref name=staten />

==Contents summary==
''The Way to the Top'' includes quotations from 100 businesspeople, including billionaire private equity investor Thomas J. Barrack and realtor Barbara Corcoran.<ref name="publishersweeklythewaytothetop">{{citation |title=Nonfiction Book Review - Trump: The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4000-5016-1 |accessdate=September 24, 2018 |work=Publishers Weekly |date=May 17, 2004}}</ref> One of the contributors, Steven Cody of Peppercom, a PR firm, was surprised to be asked by Trump to appear in the book.<ref name="asburymogulsbookdealt">{{citation |last1=Pike |first1=Joe |title=Mogul's book dealt local man a surprise Trump card |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/144402492/?terms=%22The%2BWay%2Bto%2Bthe%2BTop%3A%2BThe%2BBest%2BBusiness%2BAdvice%2BI%2BEver%2BReceived%22 |accessdate=June 28, 2018 |work=Asbury Park Press |location=Asbury Park, New Jersey |date=June 17, 2004|page=53|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }}</ref> Entrepreneur Charlotte Ottley, owner of a communications business located in New York, served as a contributing author to the book.<ref>{{citation|title=Bulletin board business news and notes from around the region|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=March 18, 2005|page=D7|via=[[Software:InfoTrac|InfoTrac]]|first=John O.|last=Linstead}}</ref> Dippin' Dots founder Curt Jones was quoted in the work.<ref>{{citation|title=Dippin' Dots looks for next flash-frozen hit|first=Bruce|last=Horovitz|date=May 11, 2009|page=1B|work=[[Software:USA Today|USA Today]]|via=[[Software:InfoTrac|InfoTrac]]}}</ref>

==Sales and reception==
''The Way to the Top'' was first released on May 18, 2004.<ref name=haffenreffer>{{citation|title=Actress Marks 25 Years On 'Young & Restless' - Political Book Bonanza - TV Ad Upfronts Week - Debut Of Fall TV Line Up|date=May 18, 2004|first=David|last=Haffenreffer|work=The Biz|agency=CNNfn|publisher=CNN|via=[[Organization:NewsBank|NewsBank]]}}</ref> By May 28 of that year, it had reached number 10 on ''{{wipe|The Wall Street Journal}}'' "Best Selling Books" among business books.<ref name=wsj1>{{citation|via=ProQuest|title=Weekend Journal: Best Selling Books|work={{wipe|The Wall Street Journal}}|page=W3|date=May 28, 2004}}</ref> It remained a best seller on the list through July 2004.<ref>{{citation|via=ProQuest|title=Weekend Journal: Best Selling Books|work={{wipe|The Wall Street Journal}}|date=June 11, 2004|page=W12}}</ref><ref>{{citation|via=ProQuest|date=June 25, 2004|page=W5|title=Weekend Journal: Best Selling Books|work={{wipe|The Wall Street Journal}}}}</ref><ref>{{citation|via=ProQuest|title=Weekend Journal: Best Selling Books|work={{wipe|The Wall Street Journal}}|date=July 2, 2004|page=W10}}</ref>

''Publishers Weekly'' reviewed the book, and wrote that it put together advice from multiple members of the business industry into "easily digestible tidbits".<ref name=publishersweeklythewaytothetop /> The review concluded, "Serious readers of business books may be disappointed by some of more lackluster contributions ... but there are enough sage words here to satisfy most fans of The Apprentice."<ref name=publishersweeklythewaytothetop /> ''Staten Island Advance'' wrote that the book featured, "a compilation of practical, easy-to-understand business advice gathered from top executives across the country."<ref name=staten>{{citation|work=Staten Island Advance|via=[[Organization:NewsBank|NewsBank]]|title=Teen, Donald Trump share similar literary path - Each has written a recently published book featuring easy-to-understand business advice|first=Tamar|last=Snyder|date=August 8, 2004|page=A27}}</ref> ''Detroit Examiner'' recommended the book among: "Top 5 business leadership book recommendations for 2010".<ref name=weaver>{{citation|title=Top 5 business leadership book recommendations for 2010|date=January 1, 2010|first=Rick|last=Weaver|work=Detroit Examiner|location=Detroit, Michigan|via=[[Organization:NewsBank|NewsBank]]|page=Detroit Business Development Examiner}}</ref>

==See also==
* Bibliography of Donald Trump

==References==
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