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