{"product_id":"bull-by-the-horns-fighting-to-save-main-street-from-wall-street-and-wall-street-from-itself-9781451672497","title":"Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself","description":"NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER The former FDIC chairwoman, and one of the first people to acknowledge the full risk of subprime loans, offers a unique perspective on the financial crisis.Appointed by George W. Bush as the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 2006, Sheila Bair witnessed the origins of the financial crisis and in 2008 became--along with Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, and Timothy Geithner--one of the key public servants trying to repair the damage to the global economy. Bull by the Horns is her remarkable and refreshingly honest account of that contentious time and the struggle for reform that followed and continues to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheila Bair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451672497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBair, Sheila:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sheila Bair is the former Chairman of the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation). She has been covered--and lauded--everywhere from \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2008 and 2009 Forbes named her the second-most powerful woman in the world. Prior to assuming her post at the FDIC, Bair served as assistant secretary for financial institutions at the US Department of the Treasury and as senior vice president for government relations of the New York Stock Exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45056894173299,"sku":"9781451672497","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a5d20f02-37c7-4c0f-a475-9c5cc284cb15.jpg?v=1780164612","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/bull-by-the-horns-fighting-to-save-main-street-from-wall-street-and-wall-street-from-itself-9781451672497","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}