The accountant's guide to the universe : heaven and hell by the numbers
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Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 161 pages ; 22 cm
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SWOCC Library - Main Stacks | HF5636.H68 2010 | Available |
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Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
This is an entertaining book on accounting written for a general audience. It opens with a wild premise: Heaven and Hell have been outsourced to a giant company in a distant galaxy and they are now in charge of determining who goes where after death. The entire universe is scoured for an objective system that can be adapted to the task, and it is found, in the form of accounting, in the least civilized backwater of the universe, Earth! The book is also a morality tale. It demonstrates how financial scandals (a la Bernie Madoff and many others) can be pulled off with "creative accounting," and how much a person adds or subtracts from the universe by their actions. Written for anybody who has taken an accounting class, practices it for a living, or is simply interested in seeing how a system designed to record finances can also be used to judge the entire universe will be enlightened by this book.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hovey, C. (2010). The accountant's guide to the universe: heaven and hell by the numbers . Thomas Dunne Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hovey, Craig, 1958-. 2010. The Accountant's Guide to the Universe: Heaven and Hell By the Numbers. Thomas Dunne Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hovey, Craig, 1958-. The Accountant's Guide to the Universe: Heaven and Hell By the Numbers Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hovey, Craig. The Accountant's Guide to the Universe: Heaven and Hell By the Numbers Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.
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