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Financial Accounting (6th Edition) (Prentice Hall Series in Accounting)

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My main problem with this book is that the text looks like a magazine, so often it's difficult to discern what is important versus what is trivial. In addition, in the first chapter the authors present all of the financial statements, which overwhelms some students. Finally, some topics are used before they are intoduced in detail.

Nonetheless, the book is excellent in many ways. If you carefully read the text of each chapter, you will get a good background in basic accounting. There are many problems at the end of the chapter, and the online materials are splendid. Use them to you advantage, read the book, and attend your class, and with hard work success is probable.

What I like about the Horngren Series is the practicality of it. This series has always managed to hold the number of pages down to about 200 less than its quite excellent major competitors (Weygandt-Kieso-Kimmel and Wild-Larson-Chiappetta). It's still a large-dimension hardcover and this Horngren book has 752 pages. That's plenty of space for a student, and Horngren provides more than enough easy-access online materials as well.

Horngren is mainly used by university students although Weygandt-Kieso-Kimmel have gained market share. But Horngren also recognizes that most financial accountants do not need an accounting degree. They need to understand accounting and know how to do their specific jobs. In fact, I've long noticed the small ratio of accountants working in accounting departments that actually have accounting degrees. For them, the Horngren Series is well-designed in addition to serving the needs of college students.

Horngren places emphasis on the accounting cycle. In doing so, this textbook covers the actual job duties within an accounting department quite efficiently. That's why I also purchase Horngren Series books. I purchase them for staff as well as additional resource material to help me prepare when I teach accounting courses at the university level. Because if its special niche and top-notch editing, I would expect this series to last through many more editions.

I am currently taking an Accounting class with this book and I think it is great. It is easy to understand. It is very straight and to the point. It gives you plenty of real world examples from real companies and their financial reports (which makes it a lot more interesting than other Accounting books...) Also Amazon.com is great and I have always had great experiences with Amazon.com.

This book was over $150 in my school bookstore. I think I got a great desl, and it came in perfect shape with many extras!!!

I still can not get it... and I don't need it anymore, but I still have to pay money..... What's goin on my book????????