Accounting foundation is a subject offered in freshman year, and it is also an introductory subject of accounting, mainly to explain the basic theory, methods and skills of accounting to learners. Enter "what books should I read for the introduction of accounting" on the Internet, and you will find that the answers are almost surprisingly consistent-the first one is always the bibliography of accounting basics. Although this book is a teaching material, and the version varies from publishing house to publishing house, the content is similar, after all, some theoretical knowledge of accounting introduction is the same.

Second, "Poor Dad Rich Dad"

This book is a best seller. It does not deliberately talk about financial theory, but uses the story to expose the hidden financial principles and arouse readers' thinking. It not only overturns the wealth rule of "from high salary to wealth", but also puts forward the method of how to achieve "financial freedom", which has strong educational significance. Many netizens commented in the online bookstore comment area that this is a good book worth reading by financial people.

Third, "Milk Coke Economics"

This is also an interesting book, which lists a large number of small examples in daily life, and readers can easily remember the small truths while reading this book. So even if you don't know much about finance and economics, you can have some common sense of economics after you finish this book.

4. "Dumplings or high-end restaurants, which is more profitable? 》

This is a very interesting book, although it will involve some financial-related ideas, but it is also very basic knowledge. You will never feel tired when you read this book after studying "Accounting Fundamentals". Some netizens in Zhihu commented on this book, saying that the knowledge system of the whole book is very systematic, and it teaches readers some management knowledge with very popular examples, so it is still very practical.

V. Principles of Economics

If you want to learn finance and don't understand economics, it's impossible. The books recommended above are also related to economics, but it's impossible to learn economics without learning textbooks. Here, I recommend Man Kun's Principles of Economics. This best-selling book is loved by readers with its humorous style and rigorous thinking, and has also been selected as a teaching material by many universities. From this point of view, this book is still very suitable for newcomers to read.

VI. Corporate Finance

Corporate finance is also a course that will be offered during the university of finance. In this small series, I recommend Professor Stephen A. Ross's version of Corporate Finance. The knowledge points involved in the book are mainly the core concepts and necessary applications of corporate finance, which highlights the practicality of corporate finance and pays attention to the combination of theory and practice. This book is highly praised by many netizens, who agree that it is a simple book, so it is very suitable for beginners to read.

Seven, "financial report is like a story book"

This is an easy-to-understand book, mainly divided into three parts to analyze financial statements for readers. This book talks about finance from the perspective of enterprises, which is perfect for on-the-job personnel who want to learn finance. For freshmen, it can also increase relevant knowledge and lay a foundation for future employment, so it is also a good choice.

8. Financial Wisdom: How to Understand the True Meaning of Numbers

It is also a book about finance, and it is also easy to understand. The biggest difference between this book Financial Wisdom: How to Understand the True Meaning of Numbers and other books is that it breaks the myth of "unchangeable" financial data and shows readers another meaning of financial numbers. A Douban netizen specially wrote a post-reading feeling for this purpose and recommended this introductory book to non-professional financial personnel.

Extended data

1, accounting is an economic management activity.

2. Accounting is an economic information system.

3. Accounting takes currency as the main unit of measurement.

4. Accounting has the basic functions of accounting and supervision.

5. Accounting adopts a series of special methods.

Accounting methods generally include: accounting method, accounting analysis method and accounting check method. Accounting object refers to the content of accounting and supervision, specifically refers to the economic activities that can be expressed in money in the process of social reproduction, that is, capital movement or value movement.

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