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010      2002036950 
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050 00 HV6769|b.B467 2003 
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100 1  Berenson, Alex. 
245 14 The number :|bhow the drive for quarterly earnings 
       corrupted Wall Street and corporate America /|cAlex 
       Berenson. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bRandom House,|c[2003] 
264  4 |c©2003 
300    xxiv, 274 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [234]-249) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tPrologue : One of many --|tIntroduction : System failure
       --|gpt. 1.|tThat was then ... --|gch. 1.|tBoom and bust --
       |gch. 2.|tFoundations --|gch. 3.|tBubbling under --|gch. 
       4. The|tdeath of equities --|gpt. 2.|t... this is now --
       |gch. 5.|tCountdown --|gch. 6. The|tnumber is born --|gch.
       7.|tOptions --|gch. 8.|tAccountants at the trough --|gch. 
       9.|tArchaeologists and detectives --|gch. 10.|tFrenzy --
       |gch. 11.|tTruth --|tConclusion: Look both ways --
       |gappendix 1.|tAccrual versus cash accounting --|gappendix
       2.|tBalance sheets and income statements --|tNotes --
       |tAcknowledgments --|tIndex. 
650  0 Corporations|xAccounting|xCorrupt practices|zUnited 
       States. 
650  0 Corporations|xAccounting|xCorrupt practices|zUnited States
       |xPrevention. 
650  0 Auditing|zUnited States. 
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