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Accounting Comes Alive: The Color Accounting Parable [Kindle Edition]

Mark Robilliard , Peter Frampton , John Gorman , Mark Morrow , Chang Chang
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“Accounting Comes Alive has the advantage of showing how accounting works visually. As such, I believe that it is of value to anyone who is interested in understanding accounting, from high school students to undergrads to MBAs to business executives." – Professor Paul Healy, Harvard Business School

For anyone who has struggled with accounting comes this quick read like no other. Using a breakthrough visual system called Color Accounting™ this best-seller makes learning accounting easy. The book engages you in the story of an ambitious man being taught accounting and business by his wise grandfather. The parable brilliantly simplifies how accounting and business truly work, in such a way that anyone can really ‘get it’. Color Accounting strips away obscure detail and jargon – leaving you to focus on the essence of what you really need to know.

You will literally see how accounting works in the many colorful diagrams that lead you through the setting up and running of a business - clarifying principles that you can apply to your own life and workplace.

By reading The Color Accounting Parable you will learn to read and interpret Balance Sheets and Income Statements with confidence. Plus you will learn how to avoid 5 fatal mistakes that business owners often make.

The authors are two certified accountants who worked for the largest accounting firm in the world. They draw on their experiences teaching at some of the most reputable universities, corporations, banks, law firms, not-for-profit organizations and government agencies in the United States and around the world.


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[Color Accounting] has the advantage of showing how accounting works visually. We all tend to see problems and relationships more easily visually, so the ACA approach takes advantage of how we learn most effectively. As such, I believe that it is of value to anyone who is interested in understanding how accounting works (from high school students to undergrads to MBAs to business executives). --Professor Paul Healy, Harvard Business School

About the Author

Mark Robilliard and Peter Frampton are the founders of Accounting Comes Alive International, an education organization that teaches accounting and business literacy around the world.

They are certified accountants who qualified while working at KPMG, the 'Big 4' international accounting firm.

Peter and Mark work with Accounting Comes Alive's licensed trainers work to serve leading corporations, not for profit organizations and universities promoting accounting literacy. They operate in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.


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This book was a very quick and easy way to do that. Matt Bailey  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding! August 27, 2011
Format:Paperback
I read this book in one sitting (3hrs) and can now say that I finally understand accounting and financial analysis and am even quite excited by them! The creators of this book bring accounting to life via the art of story-telling and wonderful use of colour / visual aids - the learnings being embedded on multiple layers. I particularly like the fact that they've stayed away from the classic use of RED and BLACK!!

Being in the organisational development field, I recommend this book be made compulsory reading for Managers and Leaders within the corporate arena. To all budding Entrepreneurs this book is a must for your business toolkit.

I understand that there is an associated workshop and I shall be signing up for that and recommending it to my company's CFO.

Thank you Mark Robilliard and Peter Frampton for creating such a masterpiece!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet, if you like parables May 26, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
A fairly quick and easy read that can help the layperson better understand accounting. It may have actually helped me with my Accounting class.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Paul
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Wow! - I get it! I finally understand Accounting!!!!

The book uses effective color themes and a simple story (parable) to take the reader through a gradual learning process. Starting off with easy to understand, basic accounting concepts, and gradually moving on to use formal accounting terms and principles like Income statements and Balance Sheets - always applying the simple color concepts to help the reader apply and understand the basic accounting principles.

The second part of the book actually covers financial analysis! So on completion of this book, one has a thorough understanding of accounts in general, income statements and balance sheets AND the ability to analyze the health of a company.

What a wonderful approach to learning and understanding accounting!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Accounting came alive for me
I train non-accounting people to understand financial statements for a living.
I found the book very useful in providing ideas on how better to train my clients. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Left & Right
5.0 out of 5 stars New in accounting
I have never, ever considered accounting or any other profession that has to deal with numbers. With ideas of investing in my own business, I decided to take a course in basic... Read more
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I have a bachelor's degree in accounting as well as a master's in tax accounting and have worked for years as an accounting tutor. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Coral
5.0 out of 5 stars great lil book
this is perfect understanding the basics of accounting. it simplifies this complicated subject into understandable terms. good buy overall people.
Published 1 month ago by Arben
5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful book
Used this book to ensure everybody was up to speed on some general accounting points - although starts slow at the beginning, it was exactly what we were looking for - a refresher.
Published 1 month ago by JEFFREY E BARROW
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book - accounting for those who are not accountant
The most difficult part for me about accounting was grasping the fundamentals - debit and credit. I always got confused here-truth be told I have seen MBAs struggle many times when... Read more
Published 2 months ago by IndianBookReader
5.0 out of 5 stars Color Accounting
Strange way to describe Accounting, but it works!

One would never think that Color in describing something could be so effective.
Published 2 months ago by Esther R. Roy
4.0 out of 5 stars good refresher
Well written. Good diagrams and easy to follow language. If you have had Acct I or just want to learn this is the Cliff notes for it.
Published 3 months ago by Lisa Cantrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
I already new this book was a good find because I previously had semi read it somewhere else and I told myself I had to have this book. I actually got this book at a good price. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Rockafeller
5.0 out of 5 stars Ok Purchase
I made the decision to finish up my Accounting degree after a 4 year break. I purchased this book to refresh my memory about Accounting before I jummped back into classes. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kayla
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