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representatives of the leading international accounting and consulting companies or international universities. This has led to a deeper understanding of questions analyzed in Chapters 11, 18, 19, 20, and 21. The text provides very good coverage of both theoretical and practical questions in the field of comparative international accounting. Even though the book's origin is the United Kingdom, the eleventh edition seems fully like an international book that does not have its borders just in Europe. The book can be applied in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs in courses devoted to international aspects and peculiarities of accounting, although students should already have a good background in basic accounting. The book provides general information on differences in accounting systems supported by very obvious and clear examples from several countries with specific examples on companies and a cross-country comparison of the main issues. As the book is devoted to different international aspects of accounting, another book may be needed for more advanced accounting courses where more practical details of IFRS application and its influence on preparation of financial statements will be studied. The book is very well organized for teaching purposes. Every chapter starts with the main objectives and ends with a summary, which includes the most important information from the text of the chapter, and references, which can be very useful in case of group work or written reports on specific topics. There are also discussion questions at the end of each chapter with answers at the end of the book, which provides very good preparation for classes. There is also a manual for teachers and lecturers online, which contains more discussion questions and multiple-choice questions with answers. PowerPoint presentations with slides on the topic can also be found online. Overall, this eleventh edition includes all the main revisions and additions needed to update it for the intended audience, with its emphasis on the comparative aspects of international accounting. (2009), xiii + 546 pages, CDN$ 122.35, €70.03, ISBN: 978-0-13-207286-1 This book is written in a friendly style with clear explanations and provides a comprehensive overview of the role of financial accounting and reporting in our society from both a securities markets and an information-economics-based perspective. Drawing from a large body of relevant research, the author presents the book in a manner that may be suitable for professionally oriented students, in particular, senior undergraduate and professional master's level students. This review assesses the validity of this book for the intended cohort of students. An instructor's resource CD accompanies the book, which 105 Book reviews