Synopsis
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
Publisher information
- Publisher: Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470528303
- Number of pages: 416
- Dimensions: 229 x 163 x 35 mm
- Weight: 638g
- Languages: English
