If You're Clueless about Accounting and Finance

by Paul Lim and Seth Godin

This cheerful, kick-in-the pants guide, designed to get readers going, provides everything needed to put together a detailed financial plan. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793128811
• ISBN13: 9780793128815
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A good way to get a clue

As long as you go in with realistic expectations of how much you'll be learning, this is a great book. It doesn't go deep into any one topic, but it does cover many of the essentials of accounting and finance (with some econ thrown in near the end), explaining concepts clearly and using well-chosen examples. It succeeds in being basic without boring the reader, and it somehow comes off as better written and more engaging than anything in the Dummies series. I'd especially recommend it as preparation for college students about to take their first accounting or finance class.

Very well explained

Before looking for books on a subject I want to learn about, I always find out if Seth wrote anything on the subject. The man writes about everything in a consistently clear, bold and humorous way. Well he's done it again on this one. No one could explain accounting and finance better! I highly recommend this book, although I'm not - and will never be - a big fan of accounting!

A terrific book for beginning accounting students!

This book is extremely clear and well organized. The presentation of accounting concepts is to the point and is explained in a practicable manner. Key points are repeated several times in different formats for easy reference and retrievel. Every topic is discussed with the who, what, when, where, and how in mind. It also includes key real world references/applications to help you become more aware of how these concepts fit in the real world context. If you desire a strong foundation in accounting, this book is most likely for you.

Great resource for beginners

Seth Godin introduces readers to accounting, and doesn't assume that you have any knowledge about accounting at all. I highly recommend this book for people who are just beginning their accounting education and need to learn the basics, possibly before pursuing further education.

High level stuff for a new or future entrepeneur

I enjoyed this book. It gives you a lot of things to think about at a very high level. It is, after all, just an introductory book.... you wont be a CPA after reading it!!! Well laid out, nice short concise non-boring chapters with a consistent example throughout.