"10 Minutes" is an under-estimation if there ever was one, but in a week or two one can get through this book and come out with a better sense of the mathematical concepts behind accounting, and structures which govern national and international accounting standards.Especially valuable are the sections on corporate accounting, since reading and understanding them make a world of difference in being able to make sense of annual reports, retirement benefits, and basically any other stock-related correspondence.There are a couple of graphical/typographical errors in the book, but by and large it's a well-written and easy to understand intro to accounting for people who want maximum info in minimum time.-ghl