Financial Management: Theory and Practice (Harcourt College Publishers Series in Finance) [CD-ROM]

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: Thomson South-Western; 11th Revised edition edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324224052
• ISBN-13: 978-0324224054
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,459,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top Textbook, April 23, 2001

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This review is from: Financial Management: Theory and Practice (Dryden Press Series in Finance) (Hardcover)

This is the best textbook I've ever read. Not just the best financial textbook, but the best textbook. I used Van Horne in my MBA program in 1980. Van Horne made the same mistake that most textbook authors make: he assumes that either the student knows too much or that the teacher will clarify the author. Brigham, et. al., assumes that the student knows very little, which is always the safest assumption. In my opinion, it is impossible for an author to tell too much about a topic or to overexplain a topic. This appears to be Brigham's opinion, too. As a result, he has written a text that aids, rather than frustrates, the student in learning. In addition, it is an interestingly written text. I read well over half of the book in the evenings after work, plus Saturday and Sunday, in just one week. All textbook authors should learn from Eugene Brigham how a text book is to be written. Explain, clarify, use examples, and explain again.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A different opinion, January 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Financial Management: Theory and Practice (Dryden Press Series in Finance) (Hardcover)

I fully understand how very intelligent people who do not have advance financial training would find this book overly complicated. This is not the sort of book you read in bed -- it is a text book. But it is one the most useful on my shelf. I refer to it constantly.

I'm a former Goldman Sachs investment banker and current CEO of a technology company with a JD/MBA from NYU. This book was required reading for an advanced corporate finance class I took while in school. It is the best finance book I have ever purchased.

This is not a primer. But for those who understand DCF, optimal capital structure, capital leases and working capital management... this is your book.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Actually One of the Better, May 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Financial Management: Theory and Practice (Hardcover)

Don't confuse the TOPIC, which is very difficult for people who are unfamiliar, with the AUTHORS or STYLE.

The material can be confusing, but the authors do well with what they have. This book is far more readable than its competitors. Examples are adequate. Exercises cover all of the important issues. The study guide, a separate book, is useful if the material is still confusing.

For a technical textbook attempting to reach all audiences from the novice to the Finance professional, this book is one of the best. It does not focus so heavily on the theory and mathematical derivation as others, and yet explains the necessary background so that the student does not find Finance just a "black box." It does, however, attempt to be all things to all people. I would like to see a "concise" edition which focuses exclusively on about the first 15 or 20 chapters, but that is a problem constant with all.