Jane Gleeson White: 4 books

“A timely, topical, readable, and thought-provoking look at the history and legacy of double-entry bookkeeping.”—Elif Batuman, author of The Possessed Filled with colorful characters and history, Double Entry takes us from the ancient origins of accounting in Mesopotamia to the frontiers...

Unsere Welt wird beherrscht von Zahlen, erzeugt in den Buchführungskonten von Nationen und Konzernen. Diese Zahlen bestimmen das Handeln unserer Regierungen und Volkswirtschaften. Aber wo kommen sie her – und wie konnten sie so mächtig werden? Erst die doppelte Buchführung ermöglichte die wirtschaftlich-kulturelle...

What are the classic works of Australian literature? And what can they tell us about ourselves and the land we live in? Providing a selected overview of Australia's greatest literature, Australian Classics is an accessible companion to our literature and a story of writing in Australia from the nineteenth...

A timely and fascinating account of the revolution going on in the world of finance from the acclaimed author of Double Entry. This is the story of a twenty-first-century revolution being led by the most unlikely of rebels: accountants. Only the second revolution in accounting since double-entry...