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Collected stories relate the adventures and misadventures of a delightful group of animals

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A collection of three holiday mysteries includes stories by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, and Leslie Meyer, and features fourteen Christmas recipes.

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The definitive study tools to help accounting students pass the CPA exam Published annually, this ever-popular, comprehensive set reviews all four parts of the CPA exam in two volumes. Many of the questions are taken directly from previous CPA exams, including scores of new question formats not previously published in any other study guides, as well as those created by Professor Patrick Delaney, the only CPA review author still teaching in the classroom. Volume 1 covers all study guides and outlines, while Volume 2 contains all problem solutions. These must-have books provide all the information needed to pass the uniform CPA exam with flying colors. Coverage includes: * 44 self-contained modules * Over 2,400 multiple-choice questions * AICPA objective format (OOAF) questions * 150 practice problems and essay questions * Almost three times more examples than any other CPA study guide Patrick R. Delaney (De Kalb, IL) is the Arthur Anderson LLP Alumni Professor of Accountancy, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, and the author of the bestselling CPA Examination Review.