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More Than a Numbers Game: A Brief History of Accounting

Thomas A. King
ISBN: 978-0-470-00873-7
Hardcover
256 pages
September 2006
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About the Cover ix

Preface xi

1 Double-Entry 1

2 Railroads 13

3 Taxes 23

4 Costs 41

5 Disclosure 55

6 Standards 71

7 Science 89

8 Inflation 103

9 Volatility 115

10 Intangibles 131

11 Debt 145

12 Options 159

13 Earnings 171

14 SOX 187

15 Epilogue 207

Notes 213

Bibliography 223

Index 235

About the Author 242

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