Signs Books

This is a somewhat strange introduction to the reading and interpretation of financial statements. The book is not basic enough for newcomers, yet it is not thorough enough for experienced people either.

The main problems I have with this book are 1) the language is sometimes difficult to understand especially in the introductory chapters of the book, and 2) the book gives a lot of "don'ts" but not many "do's" - for instance regarding the measurement of cash flow, the author tells you all the wrong ways of doing it, but neglects to tell you the right way of measuring cash flow.

I have given the book 3 stars because it does have some interesting parts. But if you're new to accounting I would instead recommend getting the book Financial Statements by Thomas Ittelson.

PS: This review is for the Sixth Edition of the book.

Well written and informative. Book is divided into short and very digestible chapters that focus on various aspects of financial reporting. I found the information on the future of the auditing and financial reporting industry following the downfall of Enron and Worldcom and the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley to be particulary timely and interesting.

As a first year MBA in the middle of my accounting course I was still struggling. I'd aced Accounting as an undergrad, but only then realized Accounting in undergrad is more akin to book-keeping than financial analysis - BIG difference!

A friend recommended this as an additional book that might help explain things, so I ordered a copy. If only I'd read this before starting the course! It explains, in neat and concise language, many of the concepts with which I'd been having a large amount of trouble. It quickly shows how the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement work together to explain what is happening in the business.

My only complaint is that this book doesn't really discuss journal entries. Perhaps that's intentional and might be one reason why this book works, but given how effective it is at simplifying everything else, I would love to have the benefit on Tracy's insight on this as well.

While this book would never replace a full accounting textbook, it should be required reading before ever touching any major text. By focusing on one single company and set of statements, you can concentrate on the concepts without having to try to understand a different set of numbers. This makes a world of difference when trying to understand how everything works together. Once these basic concepts are understood, more advanced details make more sense and things fall into place much, much faster.

Make no mistake: accounting is a different language that takes a long time to learn. Think of this book as a phrase book you use to learn the essentials before (if you must) tackling how the language works. No, you won't be able to tear apart the books and become a genius investor, but it'll turn on the lightbulb that will let you understand other books.

The book is completely new and I received it only a few days after I ordered it.

This is a great book to start in financial statement analysis. It is targeted for someone with basic to intermediate background in accounting. The book is concise and well-written. The concepts are explained in a clear and intuitive way.

This book was great. It not only helped me with my feelings but it also gave me great perspective. Thanks a lot!

My husband had an affair with a married woman while I was pregnant with his twins. I'm not sure it gets worse that that. This book has really helped me understand the process of healing after infidelity through the eyes of a woman that was strong then devastated and has been there. When I am struggling with the pain I think of this book and I know its OK it will pass.

I saw Anne Bercht on Oprah. I thought the programme was extremely helpful so I bought the book. The show pointed out that a lot of affairs happen when a marriage seems extremely healthy. This was a big surprize to me.

Generally Anne and Brian had a very good marriage and nice children, you wouldn't have thought that anything would have damaged their marriage. But it happened to them.

The book was extremely gripping because you had the idea that everything would blow over and get sorted quickly, but it didn't, and a lot of drama happened before Brian decided his marriage was worth saving.

This was another surprize that a father could abandon his children and set up with a woman he didn't know that well, and incur huge expenses and pain, when there weren't any major problems like alcohol, drugs, violence or gambling, disability, with his wife or children.

It also showed the horrendous effect Brian's actions had on the entire family. Just when you thought it was unbearable, it became more unbearable.

No person who has not experienced a partner's unfaithfulness, can begin to understand the incredible pain, humiliation and loss of dignity this brings about. Even the person causing the pain cannot truly understand what his or her actions caused, until he/she reads "My husband's Affair became the best thing that ever happened to me". It is only through reading both Anne and Brian's account of their feelings and emotions that one can learn that each of us, no matter how different, will experience similar emotional pain and often react very similar under these circumstances. The persons causing the pain often have similar reasons for doing what they did.

This book is a must for everyone who goes through such a horrible experience. It helps one to know that our reactions are quite normal and not as the "guilty" party often tends to think, abnormal or over the top. Pain is pain and healing takes time. There is a lot to learn about oneself and one's partner in this book. Read it, ask your partner to read it and find a good councilor to talk to. You too can save your relationship.

Hats off to two courageous people who shared their pain with the rest of the world!

I bought this book because I was searching for some hope that people make it through affairs.

If you can make it through the first two thirds of the book the ending is actually not too bad. The first two thirds are heavy with religion. Anne does not eat for the first two weeks after she finds out about her husbands affair as she is 'fasting' for religious reasons.

I think she was developing an eating disorder. How ridiculous to not eat for two weeks. It is dangerous and irresponsible for someone with children to take care of.

If you are into God you might find this book readable. If you are not I would give it a miss.

If you are looking to repair a relationship after an affair I would recommend - Infidelity: A Survival Guide by Don-David Lusterman & NOT "Just Friends": Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity by Shirley Glass. Both of these books talk you through the steps required to move on and understand why affairs happen.

I really liked this book's approach to the subject matter. I found a lot of information in here that was helpful and timely. This book is a keeper for my home library.

Perimenopause is a marketing construct, intended to sell drugs, books and other products by instilling self-doubt and insecurity. Resist the effort to pathologize everything about women's bodies.

Everyone else raves but I really really didn't like this book. Here are my reasons:
- he rejects all herbal remedies because they have not been FDA approved. I admit there are problems with quality control and no you shouldn't ask the check out clerk for advice on natural remedies but there are other educated practitioners, even doctors, who can give advice on natural remedies.
- he is too quick to recommend a hysterectomy. While he says that you shouldn't have a D & C to try to identify excessive bleeding if you're going to have any surgery you might as well have a hysterectomy, forget myomectomy or any other less invasive surgery. I'm quite happy that I got rid of my fibroids with a myomectomy and still have my uterus - thank goodness my doctor didn't agree with this book.
- the book is 4 years old now and doesn't take into consideration the recent studies which show that HRT may not be the right way to go. I'd like to know how those studies affect his recommendation that all perimenopausal women take low dose birth control pills
- he seems to have only one answer for perimenopause and that's low dose birth control pills. I'm always suspicious of complicated problems that have only one answer.

I'm still looking for a book that I feel comfortable with.

Well, as one of the previous reviewers said, there were just too many things about this book that were not to like. When you're on a mission of trying to discover "what's happening," you need facts uncluttered by opinion, etc. Would not recommend.

I spent three years in misery suffering numerous symtpoms that couldn't be isolated by my doctors. Many times, I was told that these symptoms were essentially psychosomatic, or related to my weight, or stress from work. Then my husband found this book in a bookstore while on a business trip...just flipping through it, he immediately recognized the problems that I was experiencing. This book made such a difference for me. It helped me get through the final two years of my perimenopausal period and helped me learn how to manage the symptoms. If you think you might be approaching menopause now (or expect to be in the near future), I encourage you to get this book. It will make the next few years of your life much easier and give you peace of mind and body!

I first read the Foxfire books about 25-30 years ago, picked this one up again and found that I enjoyed it even more as an adult. Reading about the skills that were a daily part of life, things that are lost in today's hectic modern day lifestyle in the city. It may not have seemed simpler to the folks that lived it, but sure seems like a simpler life to me.

I am from the Appalachian mountains. I am collecting these books to hand down to my kids. This is definately the perfect way to preserve your roots. I HIGHLY reccomend the whole series. Don't let the old ways die!

Nostalgia in its purest form....knowing how my Grandma and Grandpa handled life. Foxfire books are great.

This is a book invaluable information and stories from America past. Part folklore part instruction, this book is one of many in the series that enlightens us about the basics of subsistence we might all do well to know.
All the Foxfire books should be used as texts in a school setting.

Eliot Wigginton made his students immortal when he sent them into the southern mountains to interview and record the skills and crafts of the region.
This is the first one of a fantastic series that serves as a standard reference for mountain culture. If you are a writer that has any intention of either historical--frontier descriptions or including characters from the region this entire series should be on your shelf or in the local library. Reading them will give flavor to your work.
As a reader you can check to see if the hog killing scene from COLD MOUNTAIN is authentic. This is just one example, there are thousands of others.
Writing as a Small BusinessUnder the Liberty OakSins of the Fathers: A Brewster County NovelThe Bluegrass Dream: A Wilderness Adventure of Early SettlersGuns Across the Rio: A Texas Ranger in Old Mexico

Great book. Large amount of commonly used words. Easily understood pictorial and written discription of how to sign a given word.

I am new to sign language. This is a great book to help you and your family learn to sign.

This is a very helpful for everyone, no matter what you are a hearing or deaf person that taking this book, because it's supporting you to learn a better sign language. I like to have a dictionary with sign language, because I mostly didn't know a each single word that what I have always used a sign word. I now know some words that meanings, I used of it all the time. I hope this is very helpful for you. Good for you, folks.

This is a great book. I took it on a train trip recently and learned many new words. The people around me were intrigued so I had to give them a demonstration. We looked up many words and I found most of them. I think the others were probably too cryptic and we couldn't find something close to it. I found this book to be really helpful and look forward to using it more. It's giving me a head start on a more advanced education in ASL.

SO much information in one book!!!!!! I expected a book where I can simply look up a sign for a particular word, but this book offers so much more! The introduction alone tells you so much, and offers so much valuable info about the deaf community, types of hearing loss, origins of ASL, diagrams of the importance of hand location, shape, movement and orientation while signing, etc. etc.! This book is wonderful!! Each word offers written words on HOW to sign it, what it LOOKS like with diagrams, a quick explanation of the sign! Having studied ASL in college, and needing a refresher due to a hearing loss in my 19 month old son, this book has become so helpful! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I have 4 or 5 of the books on signing for babies. Most of them are very good, however they can be bulky to carry around and tend to get lost in the piles of all the books I am reading. They can also be overwhelming since they cover so many signs, it is hard to know where to begin. These cards are very handy and I can take them with me whenever I want to review them. We have used them to review the signs with our family members so they are also ready when our child arrives. They are very easy to use. I imagine they will also be very easy for our children to learn from because they are set up with a picture of the object or action on one side and a picture of how to do the sign on the opposite side. I also appreciate they are ASL and not an adaptation of the ASL signs. I'll be buying the next set of cards soon. I highly recommend them.

Great Product ! Highly recommended. Cards are illustrated in a way that makes it easy to understand the sign. Cards are a nice size and I think will be great to help baby learn also (he's only 10 weeks old atm).

I have purchased two of this set and also two of Set 2 for my granddaughters' babies. My great-grandson, who is now two, learned to sign and was able to tell his parents what he wanted way before he talked. And it was the cutest thing you ever saw...to watch him. My newest great-granddaughter is too young but my granddaughter can't wait to teach her to sign. Wish they had these when I was a new mom.

They were a little expensive for 25 cards, but my baby loves the pictures. The signs are easy to do and remember.

I got these for my son before he went to a daycare that used sign language every day. You have to be consistent in using the signs with them every day. But they're okay flash cards. I used the pictures on the front of the cards to teach him what they meant instead. He loved going through them and telling me what each thing was.

"Where's Spot" delightfully describes a search for Spot in hidden locations. The toddler lifts a flap to see if the dog is there. Great to read with young grandchildren, even the littlest ones, who loudly say "NO" when Spot is not found. You will hear,"Read it again," when the search is over.

I purchased this book 17 years ago for the first time when my daughter was born. I read it to her nightly and by her first birthday she knew the story completely, shaking her head no at each hiding place we'd look in for Spot. She enjoyed looking under the blanket, and in the closet trying to find Spot. It wasn't a book you just read, it was one where she got to pick up flaps to find other animals hiding throughout the house. It was interactive for her and gave us both great joy. It has become my favorite gift for new parents. I wish them the same joy my daughter and I shared reading this book.

My 2-year old son Connor received Where's Spot for Christmas (thanks, Aunt Judy!) and it was love at first sight. I didn't think anything would be able to knock One Naked Baby from atop his "most requested" list, but this charming little book did the trick.

The book focuses on mama dog Sally's search for her wayward pup Spot, who is late for supper. Each page finds Sally in a different part of the house, and contains a lift-up flap that hides a different animal. The text is kept to a minimum (usually it's just "Is he under the bed, etc.?" followed by "No"), but it has a rhythm that really drew my son's interest and had him eagerly turning pages in the hopes of eventually finding Spot. The illustrations add to the book's charm. There are plenty of bright colors and the animals are just irresistible. I'm a confirmed cynic, but even I can't help but grin when Sally and Spot finally settle down for their dinner. My son's enthusiastic "Good boy, Spot" only makes that smile wider.

As simple as the book may seem, it does include plenty of learning opportunities, from identifying the various animals and colors to the household items and shapes. The repeated use of the word "No" also provides a simple example of how letters are combined to make a word.

This fun little book gets my highest recommendation, and more importantly it get's Connor's "Again, again!" seal of approval. It's a great addition to any toddler's library, and would make a great baby shower gift as well.

I am confused looking at the reviews here. They are all for the Spot book. The book is very good too, but the video (here on this page) is also great. I have it for my niece and also for my daughter, and am buying another copy for a baby gift for someone.

This video is great for a baby's first cartoon/TV to watch. It is not too "busy" (or too long) for babies like other cartoons can be. I noticed my daughter *really* watching it and smiling and laughing at it around four months old. And she has enjoyed it ever since (and is now 3). It's cute and simple - perfect for babies and toddlers.

With my daughter interested in Spot, it gave me time to do some dishes or read the day's mail - uninterupted! I highly recommend *ALL* the Spot videos (although the longer ones, like the Christmas one, my daugter didn't get into as much until she was about two). "Where's Spot" and "Spot at the Farm" are her favorites. And she enjoys the books too.

Also - I recommend Kipper the Dog videos too. They are also the same simple shapes/characters and sceneries and stories, just like Spot. And Maisy Mouse videos and books. I never see any babies and toddlers who don't like Spot, Kipper, and Maisy.The Baby Mozart videos are also excellent. Kids are drawn to them. None of the above are wastes of money - and they enjoy them from babyhood into toddlerhood.

My two-month-old daughter got this book for Christmas. I thought she was too young for it. Boy, was I wrong! It is her absolute favorite!! Now at nine months old, she is lifting all the flaps and turning the pages. She gets so excited when I open this book. I cannot recommend it enough. The pictures are bright, the words repetitious, and the flaps sturdy -- a perfect combination for babies and toddlers! From now on, this is the book I am going to buy whenever I need to buy a baby or toddler gift. No one will be disappointed with Where's Spot!

For the words it does have, they are easy to understand as to how to sign them. But the book does not have near the amount of words such as names of people, places and things found in the Bible that I was hoping to find in this book.

THIS BOOK IS GREAT FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK IN CHURCH DEAF MINISTRIES. IT HAS MOST OF THE SIGNS YOU WILL NEED AND ILLUSTRATED CLEARLY.

It's so different to examine and see how complex and detailed is the sign languge (especially sign languge). Very interesting.

I liked this book very much. Ibought this book after attending a special ASL mass at church. The celebrant was none other than Fr. Tom Mc Caughlin who is one of the sign models for this book. He is a terrific person and it was a privilege to meet him.

All of this lady's material is well thought out and easy to learn. This is a good book for church interpreters. Not only do you learn the signs for your religion, it shows you others as well. It also shows universal church religion signs. This is a must for anyone learning to interpret in a church setting!

I highly recommend this book for intermediate students of sign language. If you're a hearing parent of a deaf child, you don't need to read this book first - buy it after you've taken a basic sign language class, because the concepts will make more sense after you've had some basic experience with sign language.

It's the closest thing you can come to for an ASL-English Dictionary. It has been very helpful for us when you watch videos and don't recognize a sign. You can look up the shape and figure it out! It's wonderful! Would recommend it!

Well, I have a few ASL dictionaries, take ASL courses and also have DVD/CD's to practice with at home with. I thought this book would be a plus, but I find it too basic. I think because I'm past the beginning level. Well, this is how it is for me, but I know that someone who is begining will get something out of it. Although, if you are going to learn ASL to be fluent, this book will only be a good reference for a short period of time.

My little boy is four. He hears but is mute. We have been signing with him for about two years and it is his primary means of communication. Now that he comes home from school though he comes home from school, he learns new signs and comes home signing. Since we are still learning the language with him...it was frustrating. Until we got this book. My son has some orthopedic difficulty with his hands so the hand shape look up has helped. His signing is not perfect. However, no child is when they are learning sign just as when they are learning to speak. For example we may try looking up say the F shape first then the D. When we get the positive signal from my son he is so excited we understand him!

The only problem I really see from this book is that its not big enough. For now at my sons age and language level I think it is perfect. However when things become more complicated in his language I can see a need for something more intense. It is my hope that by that stage my son will have mastered other methods of communication such as typing a word into his dynavox to tell me what the sign means. I hope that this is the case for other parents and interpreters also.

I now buy this book as a gift for parents who were not previously signers who find their children either can't speak or are deaf. I think it is that neccesary.

I only wish I had found it sooner!

I know it says this has a DVD, however it only plays on a computer. So I'll call it a CD. The CD alone is why I gave it a 5 star rating. I use this almost everyday as I study for my ASL class. You can increase the screen size which is good for me since sometimes it's hard for me to see the fingers. You can also go in slow motion. I also find that this CD has the newer signs unlike many of the CDs or websites available which have old signs. The book is something I refer to once in a while, but mainly I use the CD. It's really hard to learn a sign from a book. Seeing the sign in motion is what makes it understandable.

This is a great, quick and dirty way to get an understanding of the people in your life. It's a good way to open discussion and get women talking. If you're single and dating different people, this book definitely comes in handy.

I bought this book several years ago and was pretty impressed with it's accuracy. About a year ago I met someone and felt this amazing chemistry, syncronicity, emotional and mental bond with. But when I referred to this book it didn't give me much hope and I began to think it was all bogus, or atleast only relevant SOMETIMES. I recently learned that I had the gentleman's birthdate wrong! When I looked up the right birthdate for him this book was 100% right on. It confirmed everything I had felt all along, stating that the connections we shared were so powerful that it often resulted in love at first sight (true), that there is a powerful chemistry between us and that we are like magnets to one another and cannot keep away (true), that we had past life connections (I actually felt that but thought I was crazy!) and that this man is one of the most compatible matches I could ever hope to meet. WOW.

It also accuratley described a relationship between my cousin and myself. All of our lives he has told me, "I don't know why. I just want to take care of you. I have a feeling I NEED to take care of you." According to the book he has a karmic debt to pay me from a past life. After reading this book we both understood better our connection.

If you aren't inclined to believe in this stuff anyway, this book probably won't convince you of anything, but if you are open minded and intuitive about the people you meet and your hunches about them this book will confirm those intuitions with an uncanny accuracy!

Furthermore, my personality card is a 5 of Hearts. It nailed me dead on and explained my fear of committment and my desire for freedom and adventure. YES! All of my life I have felt I am here on this planet to gobble up experiences and thus, I don't want to be tied down or held back. It has been a problem for me. This book also explains why when I am in love I am such a pushover. In love I become the Queen of Hearts. The most giving and romantic card. So true.

It won't only explain love and chemisty but also talks about Saturn connections where you feel opressed or critizised by the other. Watch out if you and your boss have these connections. Mars connections indicate sexual attraction, but can also indicate bickering. Pluto connections affect us deeply and can transform us totally, which can be painful.

There is also an excellent chapter in the back of the book on spiritual relationships that I found very enlightening and very true.

This book is a wonder and I will have it for years to come.

I studied this as a form of personal analysis & found that I could use it to predict some human behavior with it like in Astrology as well. There seems to be an agreement on birthdays having some predictible force on a person's choices in life. Interestingly enough I found a book that really handled that later, (...)
Science of survival. BUt this book was a useful step along the way to discovering my personal truth and what I was looking for.

I found Love Cards to be very interesting, surprisingly accurate, and very insightful in revealing all sorts of interesting information. A very fun book to share with your family, friends, and loved ones.

It is a combination of numerology, astrology and tarot reading. This is the system that included all of them and is the forerunner to each of them before they were separated. You have to get the companion book "Cards of your destiny" Cards of Your Destiny: What Your Birthday Reveals About You and Your Past, Present and Futureso that you can use both books together for the best readings.