Reviews the book "How to Read a Financial Report: Wringing Cash Flow and Other Vital Signs Out of the Numbers," by John A. Tracy.

Reviews the book "Financial Accounting," by Ronald M. Copeland, Paul E. Dascher and Dale L. Davison.

Partial table of contents: THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK. The American Real Estate Industry: An Overview. Regional and Urban Economics. Spatial Economics: Rent, Situs, and Succession Theory. THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT. Real Estate Interests and Forms of Ownership. Transferring Real Estate Interests. VALUATION AND THE APPRAISAL PROCESS. The Sales Comparison Approach and the Cost Approach. MARKETING, BROKERAGE, AND MANAGEMENT. Marketing. Brokerage. Asset Management: The Property Management Perspective. REAL ESTATE FINANCE. The Financial System and Real Estate Finance. Financing Mechanics: The Borrower's Perspective. Mortgage Underwriting: The Lender's Perspective. The Secondary Mortgage Markets. REAL ESTATE TAXATION. Income and Property Taxation. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS. Principles of Investment. The Discounted Cash-Flow Model. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT. Land Use Feasibility Analysis. PUBLIC POLICY AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE. Government Involvement. Appendix. Compound Interest Tables. Glossary. Index.

A 1978 survey of undergraduate tax courses offered at U.S. universities and colleges provides information about course content, instructional materials, and teaching methods for accounting professors involved with the design and implementation of the tax curriculum.