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Summary: publisher rip off
Review: All textbooks over $50 are a rip off, WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR STATE SENATOR TELLING THEM YOU WON'T STAND FOR THESE OUTRAGEOUS PRICES ON TEXTBOOKS FOR SCHOOL. MOST STUDENTS CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THESE RIDICULOUS PRICES!!! WE CAN BEAT THE ENDLESS NEW EDITION CYCLES THAT PUBLISHERS RIP US OFF WITH IF WE MAKE IT KNOWN!! WE CAN'T AND WON'T STAND FOR THIS!
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Summary: in response to "a reader."
Review: As in anything that is subsidized by the government(in this case, higher education), things get more expensive and less accountable, because USUALLY somebody else is paying.
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Summary: Good book but it has a serious problem
Review: As you might know, this book is the most famous book in accounting field. However, there is a problem for a person who
want to do self-studying because only instructors can or is qualified to get solution manuals provided by Wiely Publishing Co. Therefore, I would like to strongly recommend another books especially to self-studying persons. As most accounting guies have recognized, exercises and practice problems without solution or explanation are of no use.
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Summary: bad book
Review: i have this book , and i think it's no good for student , it's good for teacher , but not for student.
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Summary: Intermediate Accounting
Review: This book (and the course) is the transitional step in becoming an accountant (or not). I feel compelled to say that this book should be considered as a bible for all accountants. It is tedious, but very rewarding for all who can last the journey through inventories, receivables, etc. Eat, sleep, drink with it, do whatever you can because this book is one of the best published pieces on accounting to date. Don't leave home without it.
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Summary: Unparalled
Review: This book (and the course) is the transitional step in becoming an accountant (or not). I feel compelled to say that this book should be considered as a bible for all accountants. It is tedious, but very rewarding for all who can last the journey through inventories, receivables, etc. Eat, sleep, drink with it, do whatever you can because this book is one of the best published pieces on accounting to date. Don't leave home without it.
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Summary: Intermediate Accounting
Review: This book is difficult for the student to understand. I felt that I had learned nothing in my previous accounting classes. Even though the text seems straightforward in some areas, the chapter problems are difficult - the student needs more knowledge. If it had not been for the Solution Manual, I would have had no idea how to approach the homework problems. Author is presenting information above the student level. It's OK to stretch, but not at the expense of learning. Even our professor strongly suggested that we invest in another author's text in order to understand the material. I ended up dropping the class and taking it again 2 years later. By then, another text was in use.A relative had the author as an instrtucor in college and told me Kieso was just as obtuse in class and expected students to know more than they should at that level of accounting instruction. Thank goodness there are other, student friendly Intermediate Accounting textbooks. such as the one by Dy Dyckman. Dyckman's book was the best out of the 4 that I purchsed and got me through the 3 Intermediate Accounting classes I have recently completed.
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Summary: Good book for intermediate
Review: This book is rather hard, but it is extensive and you learn a good bit. I don't think it is any harder than an intermediate accounting book should be.. accounting is not easy. My school divides the book into 3 seperate consecutive courses, 303, 304, and 305. I really like this book.
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Summary: This is an exceptional book for the topic....
Review: This book provides excellent information for intermediate level accounting. I recently took the CPA exam and I used this book to refresh my memory on certain topics. Plus I bought it using a coupon from UnderTag.com, so it was a bargain for me.
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Summary: bad book
Review: This is NOT an easy book. It would be a complete waste of time for a student who hasn't already taken beginning accounting. It basically goes through the balance sheet and other financial statements line-by-line, as many beginning texts do. BUT, it digs deeper. It's looking for the EXCEPTIONS to the usual, easy-to-learn rules. It is very comprehensive and the end of chapter questions are extensive. If you can more or less master this book...you're ready for accountancy. If you just can't "get" the material, maybe another career choice is better. The writing style is hardly "reader friendly" but it isn't too stiff, has lots of examples and charts and tables, and is broken up into many "little" sections. Any instructor / course would be insane to have someone try to get through the material properly in just one semester. It's a 2 semester book, for sure.
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