Nova Books

In Stargate: Reconnaissance, the fourth book in the series, Daniel Jackson and Colonel Jack O'Neil use the information from Hathor's spaceship, defeated in the last book, to find a new home for the Abydan refugees. A wilderness planet called Ballas is selected.
The going is tough - they need funds to buy tents, food and other supplies. Once there the colonists don't find TVs, shopping malls and two story houses. They find a cold valley, covered in a thick forest and full of alien creatures. They have to learn to clear land for fields, learn to hunt new animals and learn new ways. Many are not happy and a few are willing to do anything to get what they want.
But before the infighting can even start they find out that they are not alone. For it turns out the Abydans and Earthlings were not the first to arrive.
It seems that Earth and Ballas will be entering a war with a new alien race - a race of cat-people who are faster, stronger and better armed than the humans. And they know a lot more about Stargate travel too.

The last book did leave room open for one more but it did seem like it would be the end. I'm glad McCay is writing more because I am becoming more and more interested in the stargate world. A suspenseful cliffhanger too.

Fantastic story, but what happened to the ending??? I hope there is still another book to come in the series.

The story is so good that after I read it a year ago I am still waiting for the other shoe to drop. Is more comming?

Good portrayal of government bureaucracy and misguided and mismanaged projects egged on by publicity and hidden agendas. It is the only Stargate book I have listened on the audiobook (I haven't listened or read the other ones in the series), so I don't know what went on between Daniel and Sha'uri in the first two books, but the characterization was well fleshed out. Then the .... Cliffhanger! What will happen to the Abydonians and the contact with the Cat-people on their newly colonized world??? Is there a sequel?? I can't wait.

The beginning of this book was a bit of a disappointment. Britt befriends someone you know she shouldn't, and you just feel like shaking her. After all, Britt is a savvy gal, it's hard to believe she didn't sense what we instantly know. Once you get past that initial hiccup, though, this book really takes off. The subplots all tie together nicely and the plot suddenly but realistically goes off in a direction I never could have predicted. It's also nice to see old law-and-order Britt become a bit more sympathetic to the plight of the accused. This lends texture to her character.

I found this book to be better written than most of the similiar books on the market. Her story line progressed well, the multiple plots tied together excently and the crime was believable. I admire Buchanan's style.

This book was fantastic - you did NOT know what to expect! It really got you into the storyline- I didn't want to put the book down - really great!

Edna Buchanan has captured the essence of Miami with her protagonist, reporter Brit Montero. This book was especially great fun. A brash young reporter tries to upstage Brit at the newspaper. She is quite successful. Brit is there with Lottie her friend and Kendall MacDonald. This is a great fun series by Edna Buchanan.

Constructed much like a police procedural, Suitable For Framing is the third outing for Britt Montero, ace crime reporter for the Miami Herald, oops, Miami News. As the book opens, Montero is pursuing the story of a trio of teenage car-jackers terrorizing the city by shooting drivers of late-model luxury cars gratuitously in the knee and dropping them by the side of the road. The cars then vanish.

That night it becomes more personal when Montero herself witnesses a car-jacking that goes wrong - resulting in the killing of a baby and the maiming of its mother. Persistent as a hound on the scent, Montero tracks down one of the carjackers and discovers he's a salvageable homeless kid with a crack-addicted mother. But under Florida law, all those present at a crime resulting in murder are guilty of murder.

Meanwhile Montero finds time to pause and help a rookie colleague - a would-be reporter stuck in the paper's library, go-getter Trish Tierney. With Montero's help Trish soon lands a general assignment job in the newsroom and quickly shows herself to be smart, grateful and a good cook to boot.

And crime doesn't stop just because Montero's hot on a trail. Body parts are found in a downtown demolition site, a child disappears, a sinkhole swallows traffic. And Montero misses a major story - the biggest political scandal in years - scooped by Trish.

Soon Trish is hogging more and more of Montero's limelight and the veteran reporter's suspicions sound like petty jealousy. As the story lines converge on a startling climax, Montero finds herself in danger of losing more than her job.

Buchanan keeps up a breakneck pace, as Montero exploits police sources, goes along on chases, tracks leads into Miami's seamiest neighborhoods and delivers plenty of steamy Miami atmosphere. A top-notch thriller.

Louise Gluck practices poetry like few others in the language. She does not write single poems; rather, she constructs volumes, she forms arcs of narrative and progression from single poems into books. Vita Nova, for me, does not succeed either as a volume, nor as a collection of individual poems. The central organizing logic, once again myth, the love of Orpheus and Euridice, offers few new insights into the tediums and betrayal and insoluble dilemmas of love. It is as if Gluck is traveling in a groove she has worn well over the years, perhaps too well. The stitching of myth with her own life was done better, though still clumsily, in Meadowlands. This is not Ararat, nor is it The Wild Iris, nor Descending Figure, volumes that invoke ache. Still, there are some excellent poems in this volume, some heartbreaking lines, and lines that communicate with immediacy and grace and utter wryness ("I thought my life was over and my heart was broken. Then my heart was broken."). But there are also poems that drag, mired in their own metaphors. Uncompelling. This is a volume that perhaps her seasoned readers will have to learn to love, at least appreciate, like Meadowlands. For those who are not familiar with Gluck, be assured that even this outing, not her best, still outshines most poets publishing today. For a true introduction, beginning readers should start with Ararat or The Wild Iris. Vita Nova should be saved for a time when you love her so much, you'll be able to forgive her at her half-mast. In the fleet of her own work, this is no flagship.

Even though, I'm not american i must say that this the best poetry book i've read in 1999. It's a wonderful book

nothing more to say, flat out the best volume of the yea

As a poetry reader who starts his every day by reading poetry,this book was my favorite for the year of 1999.Ms. Gluck should get a Nobel Prize so that other parts of the world can enjoy her masterpiece collections.

Gluck's work should be read fully. She is hard to browse through, not only because she writes her individual collections as novels, but because all eight books continue the story of her life, poems chorusing and coruscating. The surrealist yearnings of Firstborn, the development of wry rhetoric to hide real paing through Triumph of Achilles, the deadly precision of Ararat, all culminated in a ferociously ecstatic (in a biblical sense) book, Wild Iris. Since then, Gluck has been in new territory and taking a lot of flak for it. Vita Nova lacks the iron control usually associated with Gluck. She is trembling in this book, vulnerable. Her cracks beging to show. Indeed the myth is stitched clumsily to the life, because Gluck has had a go at depicting her favorite subject (herself) literally coming apart at the seams. Its a triumphant continuation of her work, and, as always, I am breathless to see what she does next. And next.

This is the sequel to Devoted, Alice Borchardt's historical novel set in medieval France. In this installment, Elin is left to defend a the city of Chantilon which is besieged by Vikings while her common-law husband Owen (A bishop), seeks help from his family. Can Owen save his city or is it doomed to fall into the hands of Haakon and his band of evil raiders?

I really enjoyed the audio narration of Beguiled. Borchardt really made early France come alive in this surprising narration of murder/mystery/and romantic suspense. In particular, I like how she handles such a large cast of characters, and still manages to keep things interesting. There are precisely three main story plots going on in this book. Owen's Quest. Haakon and Elspeth (the pseudo-villains), and Elin and her group. Somehow, Borchardt manages to keep all three stories interesting (although I admit I was less interested in Owen's issues than in the other two). I also thought Borchardt did an excellent job of portraying the redemption of a few of the most evil characters (such as the berserker).

My only peeve? I felt that Owen, was a little boring. Thank god for his Saxon sidekick or I might've fast-forwarded his scenes. He was a good character... But a trifle wooden. I highly recommend the audio version which was quite well narrated. Well worth the price as there are MANY hours of listening.

This sequel to "Devoted" is every bit as wonderful. The characters seem to come alive, and what characters they are too! This novel has almost everything. Action (great battle scenes), love (very tasteful sex scenes), and humour in good doses. I found myself laughing out loud more than once. And there is also magic and fantasy, although not enough to make it a fantasy novel. Just enough to make those times seem very magical and mystical. There is also the clash of religion, pagan and Christian, but what shows through in the end is that good will always prevail over evil, and through love and kindness, evil can be turned into good. This is a wonderfully engrossing book....recommended.

I WAS CAPTURED AND OVERWHELMED BY THIS STORY OF EVIL,LOVE,HATE AND PURE HONESTY OF ROMANCE. I WISH I LIVED IN A TIME SO PROFOUND AND TRUE. I'M WAITING FOR THE SERIES TO CONTINUE.

I simply loved this book. The secondary characters make this book great. The only flaw is I wish there could have been more of these characters. And much more of Rosamund. Try to find the book anyway you can.

I just loved this book,it so romantic how owen and elin are so much in love,that in the book owen refused to take Gynneth when she lied almost naked on her bed,and told Elutides that he could not take her because he had a wife,and that she pleases him well. Also how owen says to himself of how much he misses,and loves elin. I turly hope that you countiue this tale of the two lovers,because I just think this book is so great! I read it over and over agin,I couldnt put it down. You turly are a great storyteller.

I don't write many reviews anymore; it seems a tedious, unrewarding exercise. But this book is so beautifully written and so inspirational to the reader, that I just had to write this review. Don't miss the deep pleasure of reading this book. It is a treasure. Most writers would give an essential body part to be able to write this well. I also want to record my deep thanks to the author for the experience of perusing his work.

By the bottom of the first page, I was clearly on for the ride of "If Men Were Angels." I believe Karaim has achieved something truly important: a near-thriller, highly plausible, which makes us readers question our own ethical hierarchies. I also admire this writer's capacity for both indelible images and that "sense of a room" which I recognized repeatedly but could not have put into words myself.

This is an especially instructive book as we head into another major election. Reed Karaim, who has done his time as a journalist on the presidential campaign trail, takes a step back from the action here and offers a literate, important novel that is far greater than the sum of the daily, discordant parts that go into a campaign. This is the world of sound bites, wire dispatches, canned stump speeches and cynical journalists, elevated to the emotional and intellectual level of Greek tragedy. Cliff O'Connell, the reporter-narrator, pursues a potentially career making story, but one that could destroy a worthy candidate and a worthy man. It's a fascinating exploration of ambition, truth, and ethics in the maelstrom, but the real appeal is in Karaim's deft prose. When the idiocies of the daily campaign and its coverage start to get you down, pick up this volume to remember why the process is a noble one, after all.

Did George W. Bush do cocaine? Whether you care or not, a presidential campaign once again is becoming a frenzy of speculation and possible scandal over something that may have happened decades earlier in a candidate's personal life. Decisions are made about how much to tell, how much to reveal, how much to hold back. By the candidates, by the reporters who cover them. Their lives can be changed by what they choose, and the nation's life can be affected as well. Want to know what it feels like inside? Read Reed Karaim's book. A compelling and often suspenseful tale, it takes you inside a fictional campaign to watch how these characters of politics and the press dance with one another and around one another and how their histories and values guide their decisions about truth and deceit. One revelation of my own: I am a friend of Karaim's. I am also a political writer, and I know a terrific book when I see one.

I highly recommend Reed Karaim's suspenseful, complex first novel. While on the most basic level it presents itself as a political thriller, it also offers the careful reader a myriad of subtle riches. Karaim has a poet's ear for language (the audio cassette must be a delight), and a keen eye for pop culture in today's America. His experience in the 1992 presidential campaign helps render the all-too-believable clash between a reporter's implacable search for facts and an ambitious Senator's spin machine. With his easy command of small, yet startling insights that suggest Updike, Karaim has fashioned a densely populated story set on the grand stage that is America. Like a Montana landscape in winter, it gives us the terrible beauty of truth -- and its consequences. It's a winner.

This novel has changed my life. The writing is so compelling, poetic and captivating that I was totally taken over by it. It's also a very hot book--the characters, the love story,the Cuban and Cuban American background, the mystery that unfolds slowly and magically, all of it is really HOT. It's a short book, too, and I read it in one sitting and when it ended, it was bitter sweet. I really love Novas' work.

Novas weaves together a magical tragic perverted story... sounds strangely intriguing, right? It is a pretty quick read (about 160 pages), and while I cringed at some of the occurrences because of what I, the reader, knew and the characters were still finding out, it was still a beautiful story.

THE GREATEST NOVEL! IT TRANSFORMED MY LIFE. IT TOOK ME WHERE NO MAN OR WOMAN HAS GONE BEFORE. IT STAYED WITH ME FOR MONTHS--AND IT'S WITH ME STILL. HIMILCE NOVAS IS A SUBERB NOVELIST. I THINK SHE SHOULD WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE. SHE'S LIKE A CULT FIGURE TOO. I UNDERSTAND SHE IS SOMETHING OF A RECLUSE AND DOESN'T GO FOR ALL THE AUTHOR PROPAGANDA STUFF. SHE'S THE REAL THING, BELIEVE ME. AND SO IS HER WRITING. A FRIEND OF MINE SAID HER WRITING WAS "SUBLINGUAL POETRY." I AGREE.

I am captivated by this incredible magic realist novel which turns out to be a satire on magic realism. Beautifully and poetically written, informed by Latin culture and history and firmly planted on the literary tradition of the masters of Western literature, this novel by Himilce Novas is one of the best books I've ever read. The passages on pre-Castro Cuba and the arrival of Castro, as well as life in New York and Miami for two sets of distictly separate Cuban Americans (one poor and one privileged) were rich, informative, stirring, strong, emotional, humorous...the book left me totally undone.

The story is quick to capture one's attention, yet the drama soon turns to fluff in its abundance of super-natural occurances and extreme descriptions. Yes, it tries hard to come across as "magical realism" in the purest Latin American form; however, it eventually reads like cliched kiosk litterature. By the end of the novel I was simply tired of reading about those magnificent emerald eyes and pomegranate lips...
The incestous plot could have been just as interesting without the parties being such captivating beauties and "extreme" in all their actions. Even the repetitious love-making scenes are described with the nuance of Danielle Steele...
The story does include interesting elements of the struggle to be of South American origin living in the US, and the descriptions of the contrast between those who consider themselves "exiles" and those who remain "Cuban-to-the-bone" are colorful.
Overall a quick, but ultimately unsatisfying read.

This is my first Amos Walker detective novel, and I must say, Boy am I impressed! I listened to the audio version and the narrator manages to capture Amos Walker's dialog, and the dialog of the other characters with such detail, I found myself taking the long way home just to extend the listening experience!

Amos Walker, is a Detroit Private Investigator hired to discover the 'witchfinder' a person who faked an incriminating photograph of a famous architect's girlfriend. While he is investigating this case, Amos finds himself up against a whole bevy of strange and interesting characters including a hitman, a pornographer, and cops from two police departments!

Amos's one liners were really amusing, and quite unrepentant. If you haven't already done so, pick up the audio version of this book. You won't be disappointed. This book is a must for lovers of mystery fiction, or private investigatory fiction in general.

Jay Bell Furlong is a successful architect who only has a few weeks left to live. Before he dies he wants to make sure that all his affairs are in order. His biggest regret was losing the love of his life, Lily Talbot. Eight years ago, Furlong received a picture that showed Lily and another man in an uncompromising position. Feeling betrayed, Jay broke off his relationship Lily without giving her a chance to explain. Furlong recently discovered that the picture was a fake and that this lie has caused him the love of his life. He hires Amos Walker, a Detroit Private Investigator, to find out who was the instigator that wrecked his chance at happiness.

Amos Walker is a riot. He does not take guff from anyone and he has a quick mind that helps him with his detective job as well as coming up with great one-liners. Estleman explores most of the aspects in the life of Jay Bell Furlong. He introduces several of his relatives and acquaintances and shows how he affected each of their lives. He does not make Furlong to be a saint but he does a great job in developing him as a character.

The plot is well done and I did not feel lost at any point in this book. I have read some of Estleman's short stories and none of them have been very memorable to me, however I digress with his character of Amos Walker. This is the first Amos Walker novel I read and it will not be my last. One reason I consider him a winner was that I was able to understand the character without having read any of his previous adventures. I have read some novels that take readers for granted and assumes one knows everything about their main series character. This particular author does not do that and for that I am grateful.

The Amos Walker private detective series is one of the best ones currently going, as is also one that a reader who has never indulged can pick up any entry in the series and not feel lost. Loren Estleman has all the moves down by this time for Walker, and "The Witchfinder" is typical of the series. Walker has run-ins with the cops, gets mixed up in a homicide investigation, and comes up against an assortment of low lifes and homicidal killers, your typical day at the office. He's hired by a dying millionaire archetect to find out who "framed" the love of his life eight years ago and caused him to break off their relationship. The story takes an appropriate number of twists and turns, and as usual Walker remains uncorruptable throughout.

Though not among the best of the Walker series (that would be "Sugartown," or "The Glass Highway"), it is still a solid effort from one of the best P.I.s since Phillip Marlowe.

Amos Walker's jaunts around the Motor City are always fun reads. Estleman's descriptions of Detroit (including one character's slam of the Renaissance Center as the "Abortion on Jefferson Avenue") are gems. Even though it is obvious who the "Witchfinder" Walker is hired to find is, one is never truely disappointed for having had the opportunity to hang out with Amos. Walker is the type of guy I'd like to shoot the breeze with in some seedy Detroit bar, throwing back shots and discussing the overall baseness of mankind. I recommend all of Estleman's Amos Walker novels, particularly "Sugar Town."

Amos walker is a heavyweight prose puncher and a verbal jujitsu master. There are so many one-liners here that you could squash a pack mule under their combined weight. But what great one-liners! The kind of lines you write down on 3 x 5 cards and study before parties. Jab and punch phrases like, "He is so rich that the amount of his property taxes alone would keep the Third World in rice and prayer rugs for the next decade." Not a direct quote, but something close; you kinda make em' your own after a while because Amos Walker is your friend and you know he won't mind.

Yeah, OK. The one-liners distract a little, but they don't disguise how smart Amos is. He notices everything, and as Hard-Boiled fiction fate would have it, the smallest details hold the most significant revelations. This is a Motor City mystery and Amos details city life with quick sour sketches guaranteed to make you pucker with delight.

Amos is an old-school detective: He pours his own drinks-straight, packs simple heat-concealed; he's tougher than a 99 cent steak-well done, and is never more than two phone calls away from finding out anything needing finding out. If you've gone a few rounds with the likes of Chandler, Hammett, Parker or Leonard, than at least come ringside with Estleman cuz he can go the distance.

Snyder's excellent writing draws you into this story of loss and redemption. A gentle story of a modern day man who comes full circle from his Maine childhood to his success in the world and back again to his childhood home. Having spent much of his life running from his humble beginnings, he ultimately learns that the ways of the world must yield to the ways of the heart for true happiness and peace to come. He shows us that each of us is in our own way a fallen angel in need of redemption.

I bought this audio book, popped it into the player and started listening....I swear this guy sounds like he is speed reading through this book. Very hard to follow and not at all enjoyable.

I have read Fallen Angel and it was a truly inspiring story. You told a story one could believe in. I found Katherine and Olivia beautiful and down to earth and Terry a true Mainer.
Now I'm looking forward to watching the movie as it is programmed for this coming Sunday; hopefully they won't change a line!
Elizabeth Olsen, author of Blood Flow

"Fallen Angel" a novel by Don J Snyder shows us how often life completes a full circle. Snyder has penned a tale of LOVE, both for family and for that one special person we all dream of meeting. "Fallen Angel" is in a class with the love stories of Nicholas Sparks, surpassing many best sellers with his supurb talent. Set aside an afternoon and get acquainted with the wonderful characters in FALLEN ANGEL. A truly great read.
Beverly J Scott author of Righteous Revenge

Terry McQuinn is a big deal. In fact, he is such a big deal in Hollywood that he can afford to always fly first class and share in all of life's finest. Terry McQuinn has also not heard his father's voice in ten years. Split up because of what Terry describes as "money and pride", Terry last saw his dad at his mother's funeral, ten years ago, and even then they stayed apart. Terry's dad had always been the caretaker for the summer cottages in Maine, beautiful cottages where wealthy residents could afford gardeners, housemaids, butlers and caretakers. Terry grew to look at his father as not much more than a servant, and Terry also felt his father deprived his mother of a life of her own in many ways. But the breach is broken by the raspy sound of his father's voice on the telephone one day. His father says only "I've got my doctor here... he wants to talk to you." The doctor informs Terry his father is dying. Terry flies home, but then tears up the last leg of his ticket to drive the rest of the way, coming to the realization that he doesn't really want to get there that quickly. By the time Terry reaches Maine, his father has passed on. But there are cottages to maintain, and his father's only workshop, and one very special cottage that holds Christmas memories tucked away in a little boy's mind that cannot be ignored. Terry decides he must open this one cottage for Christmas since it was a job his father had promised to do. The rest is magic, pure and simple, and if you believe in true love, and you believe that ice can melt, you will love this story.

Throw $25,000 in marketing money at this and you'd have a bestseller - it's a great book for all the right reasons.

This book started out slow for me. It was a book I could put down often until I began to read Effies story. It is a story that spans at least 100 years in three women's lifes. Effie immigrates from England to Nova Scotia with her family when she is 13 years old. Her father takes work in the mines and the mother takes care of six children of which Effie is the oldest.

We also are seeing the lives Effie left behind in reading about her daughter, Ruby, who is now 90 years old, and her grandaughter, Lindy, 64.

The glimpse into what happens to immigrants and classes when we embark unto another county is interesting; yet the most enjoyable part of this read is the results in one persons heritage and memories that can chart our own paths.

The women are so enjoyable and witty and sad all at the same time. In the center of the story we have A "Quilt" and a "Ledger" that unlock secrets for Lindy most importantly that help lead her to a "retired" life she can hopefully enjoy.

Very enyoyable read for me. I gave 4 stars only because I do think the present day story maybe rattled on a liitle long. Ruby and her dementia. Other than that, loved it!!!!!

This book is the story of 3 generations of women. The majority of the book is told from the first person of the youngest of the generations. The oldest generation is told from a diary. I found the story from the diary disconnected to the other stories, other than the fact that the women was the mother of the middle generation woman. The middle generation, who is elderly and suffering from Alzheimer's, has just one or two chapters from first person perspective, which I found uneven. Either don't bother to use first person for her perspective or give her equal treatment with the other two stories. The writing was fine and the story of the youngest generation woman was fine and times very good. But overall, did not blend well enough for me to recommend.

Carol Bruneau's debut novel, "A Purple Thread for Sky," is a cathedral of fiction at its finest. Having thoroughly enjoyed her previous two short story collections, it was a delight to be able to remain with her characters for a longer span of time. "Sky" is a novel that seamlessly weaves the lives of three women and three generations, using strong prose and dialogue that was so pure, so sharp, I did laugh out loud.

Bruneau's insight into the essence of the female condition is blinding in both clarity and compassion. She does not waver from the truth, she does not dance around the margins. Having said that, I feel one of her greatest strenghts as a writer is her view of the human condition. Make no mistake, this is not a book just for women. No, this is a novel for anyone who loves a good story. This is a novel for people who love to laugh and are not afraid to weep. This is best fiction, the kind not easily forgotten, the kind that reminds us of our frailty and the wonder of our survival. It's a deeply spiritual book and an invitation to celebrate life and language. Do read it. Do.

This novel expresses simplistic eccentricities of three generations of women who live by their own light, woven into a wide reaching, hearty read.

With Ruby, Bruneau poignantly captures and richly explores the depths of Alzheimer's and its power to alter, influence and shatter lives. Very Authentic!!

She depicts Lindys character as both strong and vulnerable, someone who hungered for love but would not risk reaching out to Wilf for it.

The author accurately re-creates the texture of small town life and brings back lost memories of years gone by, breathing life and existence into the souls buried in long forgotten graves.

With "A Purple Thread for Sky", Bruneau has found her place among today's great storytellers. I anticipate her next novel (perhaps a sequel)

This is a great primer for those starting their own business.

The basic single entry accounting method is well-explained in this book. Each chapter is divided to introduce account types, ways to document transactions (in and out) and basic charts to help you get started. All the tips provided will ensure your CPA (still recommended for tax prep) is able to understand the structure of accounts and the thought process used.

The book is well-written, so the average Joe can pick it up and read through it in a day (I read on and off throughout a day). After that, it can easily be used as a quick reference guide due to the great chapter division. Each section can be referred to as required without the hassle of looking through multiple sections for an answer.

I also purchased Keeping the Books: Basic Recordkeeping and Accounting for the Successful Small Business (Keeping the Books) as a second book to solidify my learning. I am only partially through the second book, but all the review I've gone though is setting well.

What a waste!
The title of this book should not be allowed to use the term "accounting." There are a plethora of very inexpensive computerized accounting systems for small businesses. I purchased Simply Accounting from Best Software and was looking for a text to supplement my knowledge to assist me in implementing the system. This mechanized accounting system from Best works beautifully and then I discover this accounting book uses "single-entry accounting" which in my opinion doesn't even exist except in the author's mind or can't be defined that I am aware of. This book comprises a system of manual forms to manage your business and as I said before, should not be able to use accounting in its title. At least label it something like "Use Manual Forms to Manage Your Business."

Now in a newly updated fourth edition, Small Business Accounting Simplified: Everything Necessary to Skillfully Manage Your Business Finances is an easy-to-use guide to the nuts and bolts of small business finance. Written by attorney-at-law Daniel Sitarz in a plain-terms style immediately accessible to lay readers, Small Business Accounting Simplified covers how to track business assets, expenses, income, and payroll, keep a chart of accounts, prepare a profit and loss statement, set up a practical recordkeeping schedule, and much more. Numerous full-page sample forms, including business tax forms, round out this invaluable and handy guide, highly recommended for small business owners everywhere.

Small Business Accounting Simplified by experienced business attorney Daniel Sitarz is a "must" for the non-specialist general reader determined to be their own boss, yet unfamiliar with how to be their own accountant. Packed from cover to cover with sage advice, clear instructions, helpful checklists, as well as "user friendly" forms ranging from ledger sheets and expense records, to profit/loss statements, inventory record keeping and tax preparation records, that can be readily photocopied for everything from invoices to balance sheets, payroll records, inventory records and much more, Small Business Accounting Simplified is an absolutely indispensable, accessible instructional reference to understanding and managing a small business accounting system.

This book is a great accounting resource for anyone who owns a small business. It is well-organized and covers the basics in an easy to understand way.

The book contains useful checklists, forms that you can adapt for your business and avoids the use of a lot of jargon. If you are a no nonsense small business person, you will will find this an invaluable resource.