This text provides a terse introduction to the subject of financial-accounting. It is a required text for Columbia University's "Introduction to Accounting and Finance" course (E2261). The package is aimed at students, early-career business professionals and career-changers.

The Foundation of Australia’s Capital Cities is the story of how the places chosen for Australia’s seven colonial capitals came to shape their unique urban character and built environments. Tony Webster traces the effects of each city’s geologically diverse coastal or riverine landform and the local natural materials that were available for construction, highlighting how the geology and original landforms resulted in development patterns that have persisted today.

Globalisation is associated with capitalist multinationals dedicated to the enrichment of wealthy, corporate shareholders. However, less well known is that the English and Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Societies, owned by the growing number of local co-operative societies across the country, were early leaders in global commerce.Owned by their working-class members, by 1900 there were over 1,000 societies and millions of individual members. Spreading profits widely through the ‘d...

Do you remember the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland? He is the character who is in a perpetual state of frenzy; "I'm late, I'm late for a very important date."Well, in this modern age I think we all suffer from a bit of "White Rabbit Syndrome." We often run around in circles hovering just on the outside of an issue and never really grasp the underlying meaning of what we are to do.We seem to relish in our ability to overcome adversity and rise above a given situation. B...

The first name that came to me for this book was "Things we don´t talk enough about but should do" Loving encompasses more than romantic love. In fact, in a lot of instances love should be expressed in spite of feelings we have to the contrary. This can be difficult. Yes, but this is the essence of true love. This book shows you in simple practical ways how to love yourself and others. Things we don´t talk enough about but should do!

We all have challenging people situations that we need to deal with off and on. And its good to be prepared for these situations when they arise.Sometimes we are at a loss as to how to handle some of them. This is where Lifelines comes to the rescue. Thats why I called the book Lifelines. It provides a lifeline to you in these situations.Lifelines is a modern day book of practical wisdom, something we all need in order to be able to deal with and live comfortably with all t...

Responding to growing interest in DBT-informed art therapy, this edited guide focuses specifically on how these interventions can treat a variety of client groups.Combining the structure and skill development of DBT with the creativity and non-verbal communication of art therapy can be a significant advantage in treating patients who are resistant to talking therapy. This book includes international contributors who cover work with a wide variety of populations, such as those with ...

Poetry, Art and stories relating to a Theme. The theme of Goals, Dreams, and Plans.Goals, Dreams, and Hopes are always worth reaching for.This is a collection of Dreams. May it help you to find Yours.

Teaching assistants are an integral part of classroom life, yet pioneering research by the authors has shown schools are not making the most of this valued resource. Evidence shows the more support pupils receive from TAs, the less academic progress they made. Yet the reason for this has little to do with TAs. It is decisions made about them by school leaders and teachers that best explain this provocative finding.The fully updated second edition of this book draws on the ...

The concept of Community-Led Research has taken off in recent years in a variety of fields, from archaeology and anthropology to social work and everything in between. Drawing on case studies from Australia and the Pacific, this book considers what it means to participate in Community-Led Research, for both communities and researchers. How can researchers and communities work together well, and how can research be reimagined using the knowledge of First Nations peoples and other communitie...

Over the last decade, teaching assistants (TAs) have become an established part of everyday classroom life. TAs are often used by schools to help low-attaining pupils and those with special educational needs. Yet despite the huge rise in the number of TAs working in UK classrooms, very little is known about their impact on pupils.This key and timely text examines the impact of TAs on pupils’ learning and behaviour, and on teachers and teaching. The authors present the provocative f...

Globally, consumer co-operation has experienced a difficult period since the 1970s. Large scale failures in France, Germany and Austria were accompanied by loss of market share in the UK (including the failure of the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society and its takeover by its English counterpart). Even in the Nordic countries, where consumer co-operation has always been more robust, new challenges from the non-co-operative sector had to be confronted. How did co-operative organizations...