Financial Statements: A Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding and Creating Financial Reports by Career Press $17.99
Now the best-selling book of its kind has gotten even better.This revised and expanded second edition of Ittelson's master work will give you that firm grasp of "the numbers" necessary for business success. With more than 100,000 copies in print, Financial Statements is a perfect introduction to financial accounting for non-financial managers, stock-market investors, undergraduate business and...

Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean by Harvard Business Press $24.95
Understanding the Financials—and What Lies Behind Them Managers in every business are expected to use financial data to make decisions, allocate resources, and budget expenses. But the truth is, many are uncomfortable applying the most basic financial tools in their day-to-day work. Even managers who consider themselves financially savvy may not understand what goes into a financial...

The Accounting Game, 2E: Basic Accounting Fresh from the Lemonade Stand by Sourcebooks, Inc. $19.95
"Fantastic Learning Tool...Don't let this book title fool you. It is not an oversimplification of accounting and financial principles. It is, however, a serious and very effective examination of a very small but progressively complex business. There are not many books available on the market that make a complex and dry subject understandable and even fun. This book successfully does just that."...

Reading Financial Reports For Dummies by For Dummies $19.99
The U.S. government began standardizing and regulating financial reporting in 1929 when the stock market crash made it painfully clear that businesses often made absurd claims and that investors were either gullible, unable to verify information, or both. Now, financial reports are used by a company’s management to measure profitability (or lack of it), optimize operations and guide the...

Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements: The Search for the Company with a Durable Competitive Advantage by Scribner $24.95
With an insider's view of the mind of the master, Mary Buffett and David Clark have written a simple guide for reading financial statements from Warren Buffett's succccessful perspective.Buffett and Clark clearly outline Warren Buffett's strategies in a way that will appeal to newcomers and seasoned Buffettologists alike. Inspired by the seminal work of Buffett's mentor, Benjamin Graham (The...

Questions Great Financial Advisors Ask... and Investors Need to Know by Kaplan Business $22.00
A financial advisor recounts an interview with a recently retired physician who planned an enjoyable—and costly—retirement. The doctor wanted his entire portfolio in bonds, which was far too conservative to maintain the lifestyle he and his wife had planned. In the advisor’s words:""This fellow was a bit of a know-it-all, and I wasn’t getting through. Finally I asked him, 'Doctor, how...

How to Read a Financial Report: Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers by John Wiley & Sons Inc $49.95
This new edition provides clear and concise explanations of the fundamental concepts behind three financial statements - the balance sheet, income statement and cashflow statement - and explains how the three relate to one another. It includes new chapters on what went wrong in the 1980s and what may surface in the 1990s in terms of fraudulent financial reporting, in order to help readers to...

Analysis for Financial Management by Irwin/McGraw-Hill $72.80
This paperback text has been written to present standard techniques and modern developments in a practical and intuitive manner. It is intended for non-financial managers and business students interested in the practice of financial management. Emphasis is on the managerial applications of financial analysis.

Accounting for Non-Accountants: The Fast and Easy Way to Learn the Basics by Sourcebooks, Inc. $16.95
Accounting for Non-Accountants is the perfect accounting guide for anyone who has never taken an accounting class, and has no idea what a balance sheet, income statement, or statement of cash flow is. Dr. Wayne Label covers it all, in a style that's easy to understand and apply. This guide will help you get your accounting system up and running and your business needs satisfied.Topics covered...

Wiley CPA Exam Review 2010, Financial Accounting and Reporting (Wiley Cpa Examination Review Financial Accounting and Reporting) by Wiley $55.00
Everything Today's CPA Candidates Need to Pass the CPA Exam Published annually, this comprehensive four-volume paperback reviews all four parts of the CPA exam. Many of the questions are taken directly from previous CPA exams. With 3,800 multiple choice questions and more than 90 simulations, these study guides provide all the information candidates need to master in order to pass the...