# Recommendations for a good accounting textbook?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 25, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-good-accounting-textbook/686958 "2014-04-25T14:26:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-good-accounting-textbook/686958/1 "2014-04-25T14:26:24Z")

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I want to find out if accounting might be a good fit for me. I’m in software right now, but maybe I could slowly transition into accounting, or maybe move into financial software.

Since it’s a crazy whim, my brother suggested I get a good intro textbook and read it and try out the problems, before I shell out money for a class.

So - does anyone have recommendations for a good book, that teaches well even if there’s no class to back it up?

Any recent accountants in here?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-good-accounting-textbook/686958/2 "2014-04-25T16:52:15Z")

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If no one here has a suggestion you could simply browse the bestsellers in Accounting at Amazon:  
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/491564/ref=pd\_zg\_hrsr\_b\_1\_4\_last](http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/491564/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_1_4_last)

These textbooks are pricy, so I would get an older edition of a title which appeals to you.