Abstract

The book basically explains the principles of accounting, but it does so without relying on numbers. Many people may want to learn accounting, but it is a difficult field that often makes beginners feel at a loss as to where to start.
Featuring astonishing the human dramas behind the numbers, World History of Accounting & Finance is a book that is enjoyable to read while it also helps readers to learn about the topic at hand.
The book features well-known figures who seem to have nothing to do with the accounting world, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Ford, John F. Kennedy, Thomas Edison, James O. McKinsey, Elvis Presley and the Beatles. Unknown stories surrounding these historical figures—their adventures and successes, conflicts, plots, betrayals, affections, joys and sorrows, glory and failure, art, inventions, new ventures and acquisitions—are revealed from the perspective of accounting.
Full of illustrations, photographs and charts that can be easily understood at a glance, readers are able to deepen their knowledge in many areas surprisingly well through the book’s entertaining stories. Topics covered include bookkeeping, financial statements, financial accounting, management accounting, finance, IFRS and other principles of accounting. Although it is basically a book about accounting, you will not see any complicated numbers.

Author’s Information

Director of Tanaka Yasuhiro Certified Public Accounting Office and visiting professor at the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology. Born in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture in 1963. After graduating from the School of Commerce at Waseda University, he worked for a foreign consulting firm before assuming his current position. He is active as a lecturer at business schools, corporate training sessions, and lectures, offering "Accounting Courses That Will Make You Laugh," while also working on a wide range of pop activities, such as collaborating with rakugo and storytellers. His major works include "Introduction to Practical Accounting: A Visible Guide to Management," "Good Pricing, Bad Pricing," and "US Military-Style Management That Motivates People" (all published by Nikkei Inc.).