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Summary: great book for
Comment: This is a great book that I would recommend for anyone new to bookkeeping or anyone who wishes to brush up on their bookkeeping skills.
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Summary: Never bettered
Comment: I gained my initial understanding of accounting from Frank Wood 20 years ago, and have been recommending this text to students ever since. Buy this one to understand the basics before you consider any of the others, then work your way outwards.
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Summary: A great book for people new to accounting
Comment: Im doing a degree in financial accounting and the core text my lectures recommended was very concise and difficult to understand for a first time reader. This book however is much easier to read for an introduction to accounting. It is very clear and well laid out with plenty of useful examples. I hadnt done A level accounts so was new to accounting and found this book a great help to cross refrence and highly recommend it.
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Summary: Good, but not for general business undergrads
Comment: A lot of lecturers 'play safe' by recommending Frank Wood, even for non-accounting business degree courses. I think it's good but over the top and far too detailed for such courses. I prefer a briefer, modular-based text such as Geoff Black's 'Intro to Accounting'.
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Summary: Woods' 'A-Level accounts 1&2' are better buys
Comment: Whilst this edition retains the famed qualities informationwise, I've strong criticisms: Biz accounting 1&2 are almost exact copies of Frank's 'A-level Accounting 1&2', the sole difference being a change of press. 'A-level Accounting' had a far clearer layout and, importantly, clearly distinguishable italics which this book utterly lacks. Furthermore, the inclusion of former book 2 material is of questionable benefit as this is a two-book deal anyway (students need both). Frank is famed for making an otherwise dry subject accessible. however, this edition's, poor prsentation makes for poor readability undermining a great work.
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