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BASIC ACCOUNTING

Name: BASIC ACCOUNTING
Author: Gregory M. Mostyn
ISBN: 978-0991423118

BASIC ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES, AND PROCEDURES, VOLUME 2, 2ND EDITION

by Gregory M. Mostyn ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 30, 2017

The conclusion of an expansive, all-inclusive educational program.

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The second volume of an extensive instructional course in accounting.

Mostyn (Accounting/Mission Coll.; Accounting Ace 911, 2001, etc.) continues the updated course of study established in his previous book. This volume moves beyond the foundational topics covered in the first; its seven sections address such subjects as merchandising operations, analyzing key accounts, analyzing and planning cash flow, and long-term liabilities. As in the first volume, the author explains everything in clear, straightforward terms and graphics. The book’s relatively large page size (8.5 by 11 inches) lends itself to the accounting examples, which include numerous spreadsheets, tables, and charts. The overall layout of the book remains inviting, with clearly delineated sections, two different colors of text, frequent but appropriately used bold type, and sidebars. Volume 2 closely follows the structural arrangement of Volume 1, with sections divided into specific “Learning Goals,” such as “Prepare Closing Entries” and “Record, Report, and Control Merchandise Inventory.” Also mirroring the first book, the Learning Goal chapters include specific examples, useful advice, and self-assessment tools; there’s also another CD of additional resources. The primary difference between this book and Volume 1 is that this one tackles subject matter that’s far more advanced and thus requires more extensive explanation. For example, the book’s first section, “Adjusting the Accounts,” includes a five-part appendix that digs into the details of such topics as prepaid expenses, unearned revenue, depreciation, and accrued revenues and expenses and provides step-by-step instructions for dealing with each of them. Overall, Mostyn’s instructive text, extensive examples, and interspersed self-tests provide a solid basis for learning, and taken together, this volume and its companion should offer students total immersion in its subject.

The conclusion of an expansive, all-inclusive educational program.

Pub Date: Sept. 30, 2017

ISBN: 978-0991423118

Page Count: 950

Publisher: Worthy and James Publishing

Review Posted Online: Jan. 26, 2018

Review Program: Kirkus Indie

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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NUTCRACKER

by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996

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This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)

Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996

ISBN: 0-15-100227-4

Page Count: 136

Publisher: Harcourt

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING
by E.T.A. Hoffmann ; adapted by Natalie Andrewson ; illustrated by Natalie Andrewson

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THE NUTCRACKER
by E.T.A. Hoffmann & illustrated by Julie Paschkis

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TO THE ONE I LOVE THE BEST

EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF LADY MENDL (ELSIE DE WOLFE)

by Ludwig Bemelmans ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 23, 1955

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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.