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Extraordinary Circumstances, Custom Edition
Praise for Extraordinary Circumstances "Outstanding! This page-turning account of the WorldCom fiasco reads like a suspense novel. I was on the edge of my seat to the last page.... This book should be required reading for leaders everywhere."
— Ken Blanchard , coauthor of The One Minute Manager "Cooper's willingness to reveal her innermost thoughts as she dug makes for gripping reading."
— BusinessWeek " Extraordinary Circumstances is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the dynamics of an accounting fraud."
— Bloomberg.com "Readers...will find it easy to identify with both the employees who manipulated the telecommunications giant's financial statements and those who caught them."
— Reuters.com "After reading the first few paragraphs of this compelling book, readers are motivated to set aside other tasks and continue to read the entire book....a compelling present-tense narrative that would actually make a good work of fiction...One of the biggest advantages of this storytelling style is that the action keeps moving ...."
— ScienceDirect, The International Journal of Accounting " Extraordinary Circumstances is a terrific read....I highly recommend it."
— Joseph T. Wells , CFE, CPA, founder and Chairman, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners "For executives, Cooper's experiences...offer lessons that are as fresh today as when the scandal first broke."
— CFO magazine "...trumps other WorldCom accounts with a perspective available only from a business-smart insider."
— Publishers Weekly
— Ken Blanchard , coauthor of The One Minute Manager "Cooper's willingness to reveal her innermost thoughts as she dug makes for gripping reading."
— BusinessWeek " Extraordinary Circumstances is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the dynamics of an accounting fraud."
— Bloomberg.com "Readers...will find it easy to identify with both the employees who manipulated the telecommunications giant's financial statements and those who caught them."
— Reuters.com "After reading the first few paragraphs of this compelling book, readers are motivated to set aside other tasks and continue to read the entire book....a compelling present-tense narrative that would actually make a good work of fiction...One of the biggest advantages of this storytelling style is that the action keeps moving ...."
— ScienceDirect, The International Journal of Accounting " Extraordinary Circumstances is a terrific read....I highly recommend it."
— Joseph T. Wells , CFE, CPA, founder and Chairman, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners "For executives, Cooper's experiences...offer lessons that are as fresh today as when the scandal first broke."
— CFO magazine "...trumps other WorldCom accounts with a perspective available only from a business-smart insider."
— Publishers Weekly
416 pages, Hardcover
Published May 4, 2009
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