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ThelongerWorldComChiefAuditExecutiveCynthiaCooperstaresattheentriesinfrontofher,themoresinistertheyseem.ButtheCFOisbadgeringhertodelayherteam′sauditofthecompany′sbooksanddirectingotherstoblockCooper′sefforts.Still,somethinginthepitofherstomachtellshertokeepdigging.Coopertakesreadersbehindthescenesonariveting,real–timejourneyassheandherteamworkatnightandbehindcloseddoorstoexposethelargestfraudincorporatehistory.Whomcantheytrust?Couldsheloseherjob?Shouldshefearforherphysicalsafety?InExtraordinaryCircumstances,sherecountsforthefirsttimeherjourneyfromherclosefamilyupbringinginasmallMississippitown,toworkingmotherhoodandcorporatesuccess,tothepressuresofbecomingawhistleblower,tobeingnamedoneofTime′s2002PersonsoftheYear.Shealsoprovidesarareinsider′sglimpseintothespectacularriseandfallofWorldCom,atelecomtitan,thedarlingofWallStreet,andaCinderellastoryforMississippi.Withremarkablecandor,Cooperdiscussesherstruggletoovercomethesechallenges,andhowshehasfoundhealingthroughsharingthelessonslearnedwiththenextgeneration.Thisbookremindsusallthatethicaldecision–makingisnotforgedatthecrossroadsofmajoreventsbutstartsinchildhood,"decisionbydecisionandbrickbybrick."Atatimewhencorporatedishonestyisdominatingpublicattention,ExtraordinaryCircumstancesmakesitclearthatthetonesetatthetopiscriticaltofosteringanethicalenvironmentinthework–place.Provocative,moving,andintenselypersonal,ExtraordinaryCircumstancesisawake–upcalltocorporateleadersandanintimateglimpseatascandalthatshookthebusinessworld.