įundamentals of Financial Accounting uses a balanced mix of conversational wording and clear and concise presentations, allowing students to grasp concepts fundamental to financial accounting without sacrificing rigor or coverage. She is a CPA and previously worked as an auditor for Arthur Andersen. She received her PhD from Cornell University. Shana has 14 years of teaching experience. New co-author Shana Clor-Proell is an associate professor at Texas Christian University. By breaking the accounting cycle down into more cohesive, bite-sized segments, students develop a stronger foundational understanding that leads to better results in short-term assessment as well as in long-term understanding and application of the material. This research informs the step-by-step accounting cycle model used in the text. The authors incorporate focus companies, carefully chosen to foster student recognition and engagement, and use peer-reviewed research to inform pedagogy and presentation of concepts. Fred Phillips and Shana Clor-Proell and Robert Libby and Patricia Libby Fundamentals of Financial AccountJanu9781260771381 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting uses a balanced mix of conversational wording and clear and concise presentations, allowing students to grasp concepts fundamental to financial accounting without sacrificing rigor or coverage.