Now in its fifth edition, this successful text introduces the basic principles and underlying concepts of accounting and finance. It adopts a practical, non-technical approach, making it the ideal text for students from non-accounting disciplines.   The text is written from a 'user' perspective, demonstrating ways in which accounting statements and financial information can be used to improve the quality of decision making.

• A lively presentational style with extracts from newspapers and company reports to provide a real-life context.

• Interactive Open-learning approach with numerous activities, worked examples and questions interspersed throughout the text to aid understanding and self-study.

• Wide range of end-of-chapter assessment material, including review questions and exercises.  Enables students to test their understanding of the material covered in the chapter.

• Key terms highlighted in the text and at the end of each chapter are explained in a comprehensive glossary.

• An extensive range of additional resources, including further exercises, case studies and multiple-choice questions. Enable students to practice what they have learnt and test their own knowledge.

• New questions on the website that have been tailored to cover four core areas of study: general business, engineering, tourism and leisure and computing.