The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath
by Ben S. Bernanke
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- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 039324721X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393247213
- Seller
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About This Item
Ben Bernanke (b 1953) is an American economist who served as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014 After leaving the Fed, he was appointed a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution During his tenure as chairman, Bernanke oversaw the Federal Reserve's response to the 2008-2009 financial crisis, for which he was named the 2009 Time Person of the Year Before becoming Federal Reserve chairman, Bernanke was a professor at Princeton University and chaired the department of economics there from 1996 to 2002 Bernanke was awarded the 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, jointly with Douglas Diamond and Philip H Dybvig, "for research on banks and financial crises", more specifically for his analysis of the Great Depression
This copy is in black cloth with gilt titles on the spine There are no marks or damage at all The unclipped DJ is also in excellent condition Bernanke has signed on the half title page
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- Bookseller
- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AA1927
- Title
- The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath
- Author
- Ben S. Bernanke
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039324721X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393247213
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2015
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