The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath

by Ben S. Bernanke

Book Overview

In 2006, Ben S. Bernanke was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve, the unexpected apex of a personal journey from small-town South Carolina to prestigious academic appointments and finally public service in Washington's halls of power.

There would be no time to celebrate.

The bursting of a housing bubble in 2007 exposed the hidden vulnerabilities of the global financial system, bringing it to the brink of meltdown. From the implosion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039324721X
• ISBN13: 9780393247213
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"