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Book #172: Surviving At The Top by Donald Trump

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  Surviving At The Too Donald Trump  with Charles Leerhsen   Released: August 14th, 1990 My 38th book for 2026 was Donald Trump’s Surviving At The Top .   This is the second book in the Donald Trump book series.  It covers his life from where the previous book left off.  It covers Trump’s life from 1988 - 1990.   This book highlights the peak of Trump's early success.   He starts off with a chapter dedicated to 3 close business associates of his who tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash back on October 10th, 1989.  Stephen Hyde, Mark Etess, and Jonathan Benanav were killed when their helicopter's propellor tore apart, and the aircraft crashed into the Garden State Parkway.  As Trump tells it, you can truly sense that he lost some good friends in this accident.  It's a wonder that if they had survived, would the 1990s have played out different for Trump?  Would they have continued into roles in his adm...

Book #171: Last Rites by Ozzy Osbourne

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  Last Rites Ozzy Osbourne   Released: October 7th, 2025 My 37th book for 2026 was Ozzy Osbourne’s Last Rites. This book briefly re-covers the life of British Heavy Metal singer Ozzy Osbourne before covering the years of his life after his previous book I Am Ozzy.  Certain chapters recall his feelings on various memories that have followed him in life.  These include the death of guitarist Randy Rhoads in an airplane crash, the ATV accident that caused him to literally die for several minutes, as doctors worked to resuscitate him, The 2012 English Commonwealth Games with Tony Iommi, the Rams Halftime Performance with Zakk Wylde, various ailments, injuries, and diseases he endured along the way and the legendary Back to the Beginning show in the Black Sabbath stomping groups of Birmingham, England 17 days before he passed away.  The rocker started off as the singer of Black Sabbath, before rising even higher with his solo band led by the likes of the late great c...