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To: GuinnessGuy who wrote (26517)	3/8/1998 11:29:00 PM
From: Earlie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Craig: I did not mention a book, but I did write a piece on accounting chicanery last month, which I will happily provide if you wish. There sure is a bunch of it going on of late. Drop me an Email if of interest. Best, Earlie

To: GuinnessGuy who wrote (26517)	3/9/1998 9:29:00 AM
From: Mike M2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Craig, Howard M. Schilit's " Financial Shenanigans" how to detect gimmicks and fraud in financial reports is an excellent book on the subject. Abe Briloff also has a book I believe. Check out a company called Fine Host (FINE) nasdaq to see the impact of "aggressive" (to put it delicately) accounting the stock peaked at $43 in Oct(soon after raising $100+ million along with flattering analysis)trading was halted around $10; it did not trade for many weeks opened at $3 recently and likely to fall further. BTW Fine had a big six auditor-g-. Mike