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

By Ben S. Bernanke
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Unabridged — 22 hours, 36 minutes
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By Ben S. Bernanke
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Unabridged — 22 hours, 36 minutes
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A New York Times Bestseller

“A fascinating account of the effort to save the world from another [Great Depression]. . . . Humanity should be grateful.”-Financial Times

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 hid...