"An examination of the challenges facing Fed chair Ben Bernanke as he addresses the problems affecting the U.S. economy inherited from his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, informed by a historical look at how other central bankers have dealt with similar crises" - Provided by publisher

"Marriner Eccles was a key figure in the formulation and implementation of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Mark Nelson calls him,"one of the most important public officials in the history of the United States." Eccles might be recognized, at least by some in Utah, as one of the state's more...