I may be rating this a little higher than it deserves, as I haven't found anything in this category I'm completely satisfied with. I was able to get the information I needed out of the book, but, for someone with absolutely no background in accounting (which is the intended audience, I assume) the whole issue of how double entries work is counterintuitive and the explanation in this book was not as clear as it could have been. I ended up going to another book to reread the section on journals and accounts, which eventually clarified that point. I think if the book had started with some very simple examples rather than beginning with examples from fairly large, complex businesses, they could have gone over the major ideas and then gone on to more complex examples. Also, as in many books of this type, there needed to be more examples. However, compared to anything else I looked at, I would consider this the best simple introduction for the teach-yourself bookkeeper that I came across. ( )

Well presented, and conveys basic information easily without condescending to the reader. ( )