📊 Creative Accounting

Books that pull back the curtain on financial manipulation, from corporate fraud to the gray areas of legal bookkeeping. They reveal how numbers can be made to tell almost any story.

Financial Statement Analysis

by Martin S. Fridson • 1991

Financial statements are not snapshots; they are arguments. What they conceal, and how to find it.

4.12

395

📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🔍 Forensic Accounting 🎭 Accounting Manipulation 📈 Earnings Quality 💰 Value Investing

Financial Statement Analysis 91%

Financial statements are not snapshots; they are arguments. What they conceal, and how to find it.

by Martin S. Fridson 1991

4.12

395 ratings

📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🔍 Forensic Accounting 🎭 Accounting Manipulation 📈 Earnings Quality 💰 Value Investing

Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition

by Howard M. Schilit • 1993

Revenue faked, costs disguised, cash flow gamed: a forensic guide to the whole accounting playbook.

4.24

3k+

🔍 Forensic Accounting 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🎭 Earnings Manipulation 💧 Cash Flow Analysis 🕵️ Fraud Detection

Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition Summary

Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition 91%

Revenue faked, costs disguised, cash flow gamed: a forensic guide to the whole accounting playbook.

by Howard M. Schilit 1993

4.24

3k+ ratings

🔍 Forensic Accounting 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🎭 Earnings Manipulation 💧 Cash Flow Analysis 🕵️ Fraud Detection

Exile on Wall Street

by Mike Mayo • 2011

Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.

3.69

260

🏦 Banking Industry 📖 Wall Street Memoirs 📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚠️ Moral Hazard

Exile on Wall Street 91%

Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.

by Mike Mayo 2011

3.69

260 ratings

🏦 Banking Industry 📖 Wall Street Memoirs 📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚠️ Moral Hazard

The Smartest Guys in the Room

by Bethany McLean • 2003

Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.

4.22

28k+

🏢 Corporate Fraud 📊 Accounting Manipulation 🏛️ Corporate Governance 💼 Corporate Hubris 🏦 Wall Street Culture

The Smartest Guys in the Room 90%

Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.

by Bethany McLean 2003

4.22

28k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Fraud 📊 Accounting Manipulation 🏛️ Corporate Governance 💼 Corporate Hubris 🏦 Wall Street Culture

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One

by William K. Black • 1995

Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.

4.06

185

🏦 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Accounting Fraud ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎲 Moral Hazard

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One Summary

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One 90%

Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.

by William K. Black 1995

4.06

185 ratings

🏦 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Accounting Fraud ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎲 Moral Hazard

The Great Indian Fraud

by Smarak Swain • 2020

Financial innovation outruns regulation by years. In that gap, India's biggest frauds are built.

4.21

🕵️ Financial Fraud 🏢 Corporate Crime 💰 Money Laundering 📈 Securities Fraud 🇮🇳 Indian Economy

The Great Indian Fraud 90%

Financial innovation outruns regulation by years. In that gap, India's biggest frauds are built.

by Smarak Swain 2020

4.21

77 ratings

🕵️ Financial Fraud 🏢 Corporate Crime 💰 Money Laundering 📈 Securities Fraud 🇮🇳 Indian Economy

Intermediate Accounting

by Donald E. Kieso • 1902

GAAP and IFRS are principles, not recipes. Here is how professional judgment fills the gap.

3.95

814

📊 Financial Reporting 📋 Accounting Standards ⚖️ Professional Judgment 🏛️ Standard Setting 🔗 Integrated Reporting

Intermediate Accounting 90%

GAAP and IFRS are principles, not recipes. Here is how professional judgment fills the gap.

by Donald E. Kieso 1902

3.95

814 ratings

📊 Financial Reporting 📋 Accounting Standards ⚖️ Professional Judgment 🏛️ Standard Setting 🔗 Integrated Reporting

Accounting For Dummies

by John A. Tracy • 2016

Three statements that expose a company's real health, and how anyone can learn to read them.

3.59

497

📊 Accounting Basics 📄 Financial Statements 📋 Managerial Accounting 📈 Financial Ratios 💰 Cash Flow Management

Accounting For Dummies 90%

Three statements that expose a company's real health, and how anyone can learn to read them.

by John A. Tracy 2016

3.59

497 ratings

📊 Accounting Basics 📄 Financial Statements 📋 Managerial Accounting 📈 Financial Ratios 💰 Cash Flow Management

Fooling some of the People all of the time

by David Einhorn • 2007

He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.

4.01

4k+

🔍 Corporate Fraud 📉 Short Selling ⚡ Activist Investing 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Regulatory Failure

Fooling some of the People all of the time Summary

Fooling some of the People all of the time 90%

He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.

by David Einhorn 2007

4.01

4k+ ratings

🔍 Corporate Fraud 📉 Short Selling ⚡ Activist Investing 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Regulatory Failure

Financial Accounting

by Jerry J. Weygandt • 2010

Master the language of business: where every transaction hits twice, and the equation never breaks.

4.14

144

🧮 Financial Accounting 🏛️ Accounting Fundamentals 📈 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Corporate Accounting 📒 Bookkeeping

Financial Accounting 90%

Master the language of business: where every transaction hits twice, and the equation never breaks.

by Jerry J. Weygandt 2010

4.14

144 ratings

🧮 Financial Accounting 🏛️ Accounting Fundamentals 📈 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Corporate Accounting 📒 Bookkeeping

Accounting Made Simple

by Mike Piper • 2013

The principles that keep a company's books balanced, with no jargon and no wasted pages.

3.94

6k+

🧾 Financial Accounting 💼 Business Finance 📄 Financial Statements 📒 Double-Entry Bookkeeping 📊 Financial Ratios

Accounting Made Simple 90%

The principles that keep a company's books balanced, with no jargon and no wasted pages.

by Mike Piper 2013

3.94

6k+ ratings

🧾 Financial Accounting 💼 Business Finance 📄 Financial Statements 📒 Double-Entry Bookkeeping 📊 Financial Ratios

Money Men

by Dan McCrum • 2022

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

4.03

3k+

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 📉 Short Sellers

Money Men 90%

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

by Dan McCrum 2022

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 📉 Short Sellers

Lying for Money

by Dan Davies • 2018

Fraud is the price of trust: a predictable equilibrium with its own rules, not a system glitch.

3.99

1k+

🕵️ White Collar Crime 🤝 Systems Of Trust 🪤 Perverse Incentives 📉 Regulatory Failure 🏢 Toxic Organizations

Lying for Money 90%

Fraud is the price of trust: a predictable equilibrium with its own rules, not a system glitch.

by Dan Davies 2018

3.99

1k+ ratings

🕵️ White Collar Crime 🤝 Systems Of Trust 🪤 Perverse Incentives 📉 Regulatory Failure 🏢 Toxic Organizations

Lights Out

by Thomas Gryta • 2020

GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.

3.92

5k+

⚖️ Corporate Governance 🏢 Organizational Culture 📉 Corporate Decline 🧮 Earnings Manipulation 💰 Financial Engineering

Lights Out 90%

GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.

by Thomas Gryta 2020

3.92

5k+ ratings

⚖️ Corporate Governance 🏢 Organizational Culture 📉 Corporate Decline 🧮 Earnings Manipulation 💰 Financial Engineering

Accounting for Non-Accountants

by Wayne A. Label • 2006

The three financial statements every owner must read, explained without the jargon.

3.72

208

🏪 Small Business Finance 📘 Beginner's Accounting 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🧮 Financial Analysis

Accounting for Non-Accountants 89%

The three financial statements every owner must read, explained without the jargon.

by Wayne A. Label 2006

3.72

208 ratings

🏪 Small Business Finance 📘 Beginner's Accounting 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🧮 Financial Analysis

The Key Man

by Simon Clark • 2021

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

4.18

3k+

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud 🌱 Impact Investing 🤝 Elite Networks

The Key Man 89%

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

by Simon Clark 2021

4.18

3k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud 🌱 Impact Investing 🤝 Elite Networks

The Accounting Game

by Darrell Mullis • 1998

A lemonade stand, a box of receipts, and the three sheets that reveal if your business survives.

4.27

1k+

🧮 Introductory Accounting 💡 Financial Literacy 🏪 Small Business Finance 📖 Narrative Learning 📊 Financial Statements

The Accounting Game 89%

A lemonade stand, a box of receipts, and the three sheets that reveal if your business survives.

by Darrell Mullis 1998

4.27

1k+ ratings

🧮 Introductory Accounting 💡 Financial Literacy 🏪 Small Business Finance 📖 Narrative Learning 📊 Financial Statements

How to Read a Financial Report

by John A. Tracy • 1980

Three reports, one story. Trace the numbers to see if a business thrives or deteriorates.

3.92

5k+

🧾 Financial Statements 📖 Financial Accounting 📊 Ratio Analysis 💧 Cash Flow Analysis 📃 Annual Reports

How to Read a Financial Report 89%

Three reports, one story. Trace the numbers to see if a business thrives or deteriorates.

by John A. Tracy 1980

3.92

5k+ ratings

🧾 Financial Statements 📖 Financial Accounting 📊 Ratio Analysis 💧 Cash Flow Analysis 📃 Annual Reports

Extraordinary Circumstances

by Cynthia Cooper • 2007

From internal auditor to whistleblower: her hunt for the fraud inside a $38 billion company.

4.00

538

🏦 Corporate Fraud 📣 Whistleblowing 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Ethical Decision Making 🔍 Fraud Detection

Extraordinary Circumstances 89%

From internal auditor to whistleblower: her hunt for the fraud inside a $38 billion company.

by Cynthia Cooper 2007

4.00

538 ratings

🏦 Corporate Fraud 📣 Whistleblowing 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Ethical Decision Making 🔍 Fraud Detection

Treasure Islands

by Nicholas Shaxson • 2011

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

4.18

2k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

Treasure Islands 89%

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

by Nicholas Shaxson 2011

4.18

2k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

The Go-Go Years

by John Brooks • 1973

The 1960s market repeated 1929's excess and its crash. Two improbable men improvised a rescue.

3.82

305

🏛️ Financial History 🏢 Wall Street Culture 🫧 Market Bubbles 📉 Market Panics ⚖️ Financial Regulation

The Go-Go Years 89%

The 1960s market repeated 1929's excess and its crash. Two improbable men improvised a rescue.

by John Brooks 1973

3.82

305 ratings

🏛️ Financial History 🏢 Wall Street Culture 🫧 Market Bubbles 📉 Market Panics ⚖️ Financial Regulation

The Caesars Palace Coup

by Max Frumes • 2021

One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.

4.05

4k+

🏢 Private Equity 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📋 Corporate Governance 🕵️ Financial Investigations 🏚️ Corporate Collapses

The Caesars Palace Coup 89%

One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.

by Max Frumes 2021

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📋 Corporate Governance 🕵️ Financial Investigations 🏚️ Corporate Collapses

Confidence Game

by Christine S. Richard • 2010

Bill Ackman bet the biggest bond insurer was a fraud. The market laughed; then the system collapsed.

4.14

927

🐻 Short Selling 🏚️ 2008 Financial Crisis 🦈 Activist Investors 🕵️ Corporate Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Confidence Game 89%

Bill Ackman bet the biggest bond insurer was a fraud. The market laughed; then the system collapsed.

by Christine S. Richard 2010

4.14

927 ratings

🐻 Short Selling 🏚️ 2008 Financial Crisis 🦈 Activist Investors 🕵️ Corporate Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Rogue Trader

by Nick Leeson • 1996

A 233-year-old bank collapsed because one young trader was allowed to hide his own losses.

3.93

1k+

🔍 Financial Fraud 🏦 Banking Failures 📊 Derivatives Trading ⚠️ Risk Management 📝 Confession Memoirs

Rogue Trader 89%

A 233-year-old bank collapsed because one young trader was allowed to hide his own losses.

by Nick Leeson 1996

3.93

1k+ ratings

🔍 Financial Fraud 🏦 Banking Failures 📊 Derivatives Trading ⚠️ Risk Management 📝 Confession Memoirs

The Spider Network

by David Enrich • 2017

A math savant rigged Libor. His bank confessed; he alone went to prison.

4.07

7k+

🏦 Banking Scandals 👔 White Collar Crime 📉 Market Manipulation ⚠️ Regulatory Failure 🎯 Scapegoating

The Spider Network 89%

A math savant rigged Libor. His bank confessed; he alone went to prison.

by David Enrich 2017

4.07

7k+ ratings

🏦 Banking Scandals 👔 White Collar Crime 📉 Market Manipulation ⚠️ Regulatory Failure 🎯 Scapegoating

Power Failure

by William D. Cohan • 2022

The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.

4.28

2k+

🏢 Corporate History 💰 Financial Engineering 📖 Business Biography 📊 Earnings Management 📉 Organizational Decline

Power Failure 89%

The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.

by William D. Cohan 2022

4.28

2k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate History 💰 Financial Engineering 📖 Business Biography 📊 Earnings Management 📉 Organizational Decline

Butler to the World

by Oliver Bullough • 2022

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

3.98

3k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

Butler to the World 89%

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

by Oliver Bullough 2022

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

Visual Finance

by Georgi Tsvetanov • 2015

A single diagram links the three financial statements. See any company's health at a glance.

3.81

341

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Corporate Finance Basics 💸 Cash Flow Management 👔 Non-Financial Managers

Visual Finance 89%

A single diagram links the three financial statements. See any company's health at a glance.

by Georgi Tsvetanov 2015

3.81

341 ratings

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Corporate Finance Basics 💸 Cash Flow Management 👔 Non-Financial Managers

The Panama Papers

by Frederik Obermaier • 2016

11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.

4.08

5k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🏛️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing 💰 Money Laundering

The Panama Papers 89%

11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.

by Frederik Obermaier 2016

4.08

5k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🏛️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing 💰 Money Laundering

Black Edge

by Sheelah Kolhatkar • 2017

When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.

4.20

17k+

💰 Hedge Funds 🕵️ Insider Trading 👔 White Collar Crime 🏦 Wall Street Culture 📰 Investigative Journalism

Black Edge 89%

When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.

by Sheelah Kolhatkar 2017

4.20

17k+ ratings

💰 Hedge Funds 🕵️ Insider Trading 👔 White Collar Crime 🏦 Wall Street Culture 📰 Investigative Journalism

Griftopia

by Matt Taibbi • 2010

From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.

4.16

10k+

📰 Financial Journalism 🫧 Bubble Economics 🏛️ Systemic Corruption 🎛️ Regulatory Capture 💸 Predatory Finance

Griftopia 89%

From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.

by Matt Taibbi 2010

4.16

10k+ ratings

📰 Financial Journalism 🫧 Bubble Economics 🏛️ Systemic Corruption 🎛️ Regulatory Capture 💸 Predatory Finance

Reckless Endangerment

by Gretchen Morgenson • 2011

Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.

3.96

2k+

🏦 Financial Crises ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 🏚️ Subprime Lending 💰 Wall Street Excess 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Reckless Endangerment 89%

Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.

by Gretchen Morgenson 2011

3.96

2k+ ratings

🏦 Financial Crises ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 🏚️ Subprime Lending 💰 Wall Street Excess 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Scam

by Debashis Basu • 1993

A billion-dollar heist, complicit banks, and a central bank that chose not to see.

3.96

752

🕵️ Financial Scandals 🇮🇳 Indian Economy 📈 Market Manipulation 🏛️ Regulatory Failure 📰 Investigative Journalism

The Scam 89%

A billion-dollar heist, complicit banks, and a central bank that chose not to see.

by Debashis Basu 1993

3.96

752 ratings

🕵️ Financial Scandals 🇮🇳 Indian Economy 📈 Market Manipulation 🏛️ Regulatory Failure 📰 Investigative Journalism

Financial Statements

by Thomas R. Ittelson • 1998

Why cash and profit tell different stories, and the three pages that reveal both.

4.17

1k+

🧾 Financial Statements 📚 Business Literacy 📒 Financial Accounting 💧 Cash Flow Management 📊 Ratio Analysis

Financial Statements 89%

Why cash and profit tell different stories, and the three pages that reveal both.

by Thomas R. Ittelson 1998

4.17

1k+ ratings

🧾 Financial Statements 📚 Business Literacy 📒 Financial Accounting 💧 Cash Flow Management 📊 Ratio Analysis

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst

by Daniel Reingold • 2006

His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.

3.88

1k+

🏢 Wall Street Insiders ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 🔍 Insider Information 📡 Tech Bubbles 🕵️ Corporate Fraud

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst Summary

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst 89%

His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.

by Daniel Reingold 2006

3.88

1k+ ratings

🏢 Wall Street Insiders ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 🔍 Insider Information 📡 Tech Bubbles 🕵️ Corporate Fraud

The Aggressive Conservative Investor

by Martin J. Whitman • 2005

The market isn't efficient. Accounting isn't truth. Real value hides in assets, not earnings.

3.82

553

💼 Value Investing 📑 Fundamental Analysis 🧠 Contrarian Investing 🏢 Asset-Based Valuation 🔎 Financial Forensics

The Aggressive Conservative Investor Summary

The Aggressive Conservative Investor 89%

The market isn't efficient. Accounting isn't truth. Real value hides in assets, not earnings.

by Martin J. Whitman 2005

3.82

553 ratings

💼 Value Investing 📑 Fundamental Analysis 🧠 Contrarian Investing 🏢 Asset-Based Valuation 🔎 Financial Forensics

Easy Money

by Ben McKenzie • 2023

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

3.95

4k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 👔 White Collar Crime

Easy Money 89%

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

by Ben McKenzie 2023

3.95

4k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 👔 White Collar Crime

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!

by Greg Crabtree • 2011

Why your growing business feels broke, and the financial habits that fix it.

4.16

3k+

🏦 Small Business Finance 📚 Accounting For Entrepreneurs 📈 Profit Optimization 💸 Cash Flow Management ⚙️ Operational Efficiency

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! Summary

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! 88%

Why your growing business feels broke, and the financial habits that fix it.

by Greg Crabtree 2011

4.16

3k+ ratings

🏦 Small Business Finance 📚 Accounting For Entrepreneurs 📈 Profit Optimization 💸 Cash Flow Management ⚙️ Operational Efficiency

Pound Foolish

by Helaine Olen • 2012

The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.

3.67

2k+

🦈 Predatory Finance 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💥 Anti-Self-Help 🏦 Retirement Crisis 🛡️ Consumer Advocacy

Pound Foolish 88%

The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.

by Helaine Olen 2012

3.67

2k+ ratings

🦈 Predatory Finance 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💥 Anti-Self-Help 🏦 Retirement Crisis 🛡️ Consumer Advocacy

Accounting Fundamentals

by Shihan Sheriff • 2023

Three statements hold a company's story: a guide to reading the numbers, zero accounting required.

4.08

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Managerial Finance 📚 Accounting Fundamentals 📋 Managerial Accounting 📈 Budgeting And Forecasting

Accounting Fundamentals 88%

Three statements hold a company's story: a guide to reading the numbers, zero accounting required.

by Shihan Sheriff 2023

4.08

12 ratings

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Managerial Finance 📚 Accounting Fundamentals 📋 Managerial Accounting 📈 Budgeting And Forecasting

The Audit Society

by Michael Power • 1997

A critique of auditing: how it undermines the very trust and performance it seeks to secure.

3.92

🔍 Audit Culture 🏛️ New Public Management 📏 Performance Measurement 🏢 Institutional Theory 📑 Critical Accounting

The Audit Society 88%

A critique of auditing: how it undermines the very trust and performance it seeks to secure.

by Michael Power 1997

3.92

36 ratings

🔍 Audit Culture 🏛️ New Public Management 📏 Performance Measurement 🏢 Institutional Theory 📑 Critical Accounting

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere

by Jason Kelly • 2010

Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.

3.50

134

🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 🗽 Financial Independence 🛒 Consumer Debt 🏦 Austrian Economics

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere Summary

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere 88%

Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.

by Jason Kelly 2010

3.50

134 ratings

🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 🗽 Financial Independence 🛒 Consumer Debt 🏦 Austrian Economics

How to Smell a Rat

by Kenneth L. Fisher • 2009

The simple due-diligence moves that catch a fraud years before regulators do.

3.43

162

📉 Investment Fraud 🛡️ Wealth Preservation 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🔍 Due Diligence 👤 Retail Investors

How to Smell a Rat 88%

The simple due-diligence moves that catch a fraud years before regulators do.

by Kenneth L. Fisher 2009

3.43

162 ratings

📉 Investment Fraud 🛡️ Wealth Preservation 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🔍 Due Diligence 👤 Retail Investors

The Art of the Con

by Anthony M. Amore • 2015

A master forger fooled the experts for decades. Then they checked the paint.

3.54

1k+

🖼️ Art Fraud 🕵️ Art Theft 💰 Art Market 🎭 Con Artistry 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Art of the Con 88%

A master forger fooled the experts for decades. Then they checked the paint.

by Anthony M. Amore 2015

3.54

1k+ ratings

🖼️ Art Fraud 🕵️ Art Theft 💰 Art Market 🎭 Con Artistry 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Finance Book

by Stuart Warner • 2017

Read the statements, manage the cash, and price for profit, even with zero accounting background.

4.06

174

💼 Business Finance 💡 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 🧮 Managerial Accounting 👤 Non-Financial Managers

The Finance Book 88%

Read the statements, manage the cash, and price for profit, even with zero accounting background.

by Stuart Warner 2017

4.06

174 ratings

💼 Business Finance 💡 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 🧮 Managerial Accounting 👤 Non-Financial Managers

Perfectly Legal

by David Cay Johnston • 2003

America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.

4.12

796

🏛️ Political Economy 🔎 Investigative Journalism 💰 Wealth Inequality 🏢 Corporate Malfeasance 🕳️ Tax Loopholes

Perfectly Legal 88%

America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.

by David Cay Johnston 2003

4.12

796 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🔎 Investigative Journalism 💰 Wealth Inequality 🏢 Corporate Malfeasance 🕳️ Tax Loopholes

Romancing The Balance Sheet

by Anil Lamba • 2010

Financial sense for the rest of us: profit isn't cash, and knowing why changes every decision.

4.31

1k+

💼 Corporate Finance 📚 Financial Literacy 💰 Cash Flow Management 📊 Managerial Accounting 👔 Non-Finance Managers

Romancing The Balance Sheet 88%

Financial sense for the rest of us: profit isn't cash, and knowing why changes every decision.

by Anil Lamba 2010

4.31

1k+ ratings

💼 Corporate Finance 📚 Financial Literacy 💰 Cash Flow Management 📊 Managerial Accounting 👔 Non-Finance Managers

When Genius Failed

by Roger Lowenstein • 2000

Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.

4.20

32k+

🏦 Hedge Funds 🔥 Financial Crises 🛡️ Risk Management 📊 Model Risk ⛓️ Systemic Risk

When Genius Failed 88%

Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.

by Roger Lowenstein 2000

4.20

32k+ ratings

🏦 Hedge Funds 🔥 Financial Crises 🛡️ Risk Management 📊 Model Risk ⛓️ Systemic Risk

Bailout Nation

by Barry Ritholtz • 2009

Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.

3.87

572

🏦 Financial Crises 💵 Monetary Policy 🏠 Housing Bubbles 💰 Corporate Bailouts ⚠️ Moral Hazard

Bailout Nation 88%

Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.

by Barry Ritholtz 2009

3.87

572 ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 💵 Monetary Policy 🏠 Housing Bubbles 💰 Corporate Bailouts ⚠️ Moral Hazard

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use

by Orit Gadiesh • 2008

Private equity's playbook for doubling a company's value in five years, without the buyout.

3.80

523

🏦 Private Equity 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 💰 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Talent Management

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use Summary

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use 88%

Private equity's playbook for doubling a company's value in five years, without the buyout.

by Orit Gadiesh 2008

3.80

523 ratings

🏦 Private Equity 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 💰 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Talent Management

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