Ebook: More Than a Numbers Game: a Brief History of Accounting

More Than a Numbers Game: A Brief Hisotry of Accounting; Contents; About The Cover; Preface; Chapter 1: Double-Entry; Chapter 2: Railroads; Chapter 3: Taxes; Chapter 4: Costs; Chapter 5: Disclosure; Chapter 6: Standards; Chapter 7: Science; Chapter 8: Inflation; Chapter 9: Volatility; Chapter 10: Intangibles; Chapter 11: Debt; Chapter 12: Options; Chapter 13: Earnings; Chapter 14: Sox; Chapter 15: Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About The Author.;The world certainly suffers no shortage of accounting texts. The many out there help readers prepare, audit, interpret and explain corporate financial statements. What has been missing is a book offering context and discussion for divisive issues such as taxes, debt, options, and earnings volatility. King addresses the why of accounting instead of the how, providing practitioners and students with a highly readable history of U.S. corporate accounting. More Than a Numbers Game: A Brief History of Accounting was inspired by Arthur Levitt's landmark 1998 speech delivered at New York University.