The book is about 80% Question and Answer format:

Noncollege accounting textbooks to have their place, must serve a wider market from those with zero knowledge, to a refresher course. The goal is straight to the point without beating procedures, (transactions) to death as they become robotic.

The accounting part begins with definitions, debits and credits, accounting principles. We capitalize a ficticious company Healthy Living all the financial statements. What makes up the balance sheet and income statement. Get introduced o the 3Q;s: "The qualify of the reports depends on the quality of the input and the quality of the management of the input"

If we don't know the basics, and can't confirm the accuracy of the reporting, we give up or power and responsibility to automation.

Although, "Accounting the Language of Business" still needs to engage in the non-accounting, including, business structures, the less savory topics: U.S. Bankruptcy; U.S. Federal Tax Relief Options; IRS Audits. It isn't all doom and gloom, there's copyrights; patents, trademarks and trade secrets. This book doesn't eliminate the need for professional legal counsel.