Bøger af SHEILA BAIR

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.

Princess Persephone goes against her advising delegation and prints more money so her friends can go on vacation, which ends up spiking up prices and creating inflation.

When giant tortoise Arlene's daisy wreath turns into an island fad, animals from all over scurry to buy and sell trendy flower.

An inexperienced royal learns a valuable lesson about reading the fine print.

A serial spender discovers that there's a difference between wanting something and needing it.