The Accounting Game, 2E: Basic Accounting Fresh from the Lemonade Stand
- ISBN13: 9781402211867
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“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.”
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The Accounting Game, 2E: Basic Accounting Fresh from the Lemonade Stand
…write pap like this.
If you’re a real simpleton, not just ignorant or uneducated but an honest-to God simpleton in need of amusement you must have your legal guardian or custodian order this one for you. There are lots of spaces where you can scribble numbers and there are childish drawings to make you chuckle. Oh, and bright colors too! In order to keep your attention. Maybe best of all, it’s written for your grade level – remedial. And that’s OK because you won’t learn anything from this book.
People, don’t waste your money as I did. One I do recommend is Financial Statements by Thomas Ittelson (list price $15.99 and worth more).
By the way, co-author Darrell Mullis has presented over 300 “phenomenally successful” seminars, while co-author Judith Orloff helps people “transform their lives through self-awareness.” I googled both these and found not one word indicating that either of them ever actually taught anyone anything. ’nuff said.
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by Mickey the cat (feed me) — November 23, 2009 @ 11:15 pm
I bought this book for my wife so she can learn accounting. She is new to the subject, while I have a degree in accounting. The lemonade approach is fascinating, however, it was poorly executed. The authors do not seem comfortable with the subject, and present accounting in a twisted and unintuitive way. Instead of using lemonade sales to explain basic accounting concepts, the authors used lots of bullet points of repeated information to force memorization.
My wife has the following comment:
I have trouble making myself read the book, because I just want to bang my head on the wall. I felt I wasn’t learning anything. The jokes and the repetitions of sentences really waste my time. An example of this would be:
“This Ending Inventory from last week becomes what kind of Inventory this week? Beginning Inventory. right!
One last time: the ending Inventory automatically becomes what kind of Inventory? Right! The Beginning Inventory for the next week.”
The authors treat me like a kindergartener with all the repetitions they use, and non-funny jokes.
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by Jack — November 23, 2009 @ 11:17 pm
this book provides a fun and interesting way to either brush up on old knowledge and develop a basic understanding of accounting. It’s a good read.
Rating: 4 / 5
Comment by Anonymous — November 24, 2009 @ 12:19 am
Based on the majority of reviews here, I was hoping this would be neither too simplistic nor too dry. Unfortunately, its too simplistic, and also, since it uses a story-based layout, it is essentially worthless as a reference. What I was hoping for an easy-to-understand reference about accounting, but this is a rudimentary set of information that you have to read beginning-to-end to make any sense out of.
Rating: 2 / 5
Comment by Jonathan Rosenfield — November 24, 2009 @ 12:55 am
I am using this to teach the other non-financial managers at our company. Most of them love it, but one thinks it is silly.
Rating: 4 / 5
Comment by N. Frisch — November 24, 2009 @ 1:22 am