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Frank Wood's Business Accounting Volume 1, the world's bestselling textbook on book-keeping and accounting, continues to provide an indispensable introduction for students and professionals across the globe.

Now celebrating more than 50 years in publication, the 14th edition has retained all the essence of what makes this the go-to textbook for accounting and book-keeping, but has also undergone significant changes and revisions based on reviewer feedback. With the inclusion of brand new chapters such as 'Maths for Accounting', combined with the reorganisation of chapters, and revision of end-of-chapter questions, this book will provide all the support you will need for learning key accounting topics.

New to this Edition

· Maths for Accounting chapter

· Part 6 'Checks and Errors'

· Incorporation of new end-of-chapter questions

· Accounting Today chapter

For lecturers, visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/wood for our suite of resources to accompany this textbook, including:

· A complete solutions guide

· PowerPoint slides for each chapter

· Seven online chapters for further reading

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Alan Sangster is Professor of Accounting at the University of Sussex and formerly at other universities in the UK, Brazil, and Australia.

Lewis Gordon is Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Liverpool, and has extensive experience of teaching financial accounting at undergraduate and professional levels.

Frank Wood formerly authored this text and he remains one of the best-selling authors of accounting textbooks.