{"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":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAppointed 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. \u003ci\u003eBull by the Horns\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337407172882,"sku":"9781451672497","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_44ec473d-65f4-412e-b6ec-bc45fddd4b19.jpg?v=1727962229","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bull-by-the-horns-fighting-to-save-main-street-from-wall-street-and-wall-street-from-itself-9781451672497","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}