Accounting & Bookkeeping Fundamentals From Transactions to Reports
By Antoine Joseph — the same voice behind the app’s Start From Scratch course and the Academy’s flagship course.
A complete print and digital textbook from Northrose Educational Resources — walking beginners from their very first transaction all the way through a finished set of financial reports.
You already finished the nine steps. This is the whole story.
If you’ve worked through the app or the Academy course, you already know Bubba’s Bicycle Services, the nine-step cycle, and Mr. Simplero’s plain-language explanations. This textbook is that same approach, built out into a complete introductory course — from your very first journal entry all the way through inventory, special journals, receivables, long-term assets, and sales tax.
The full accounting cycle, start to finish.
Written for complete beginners — no prior bookkeeping knowledge assumed.
Meet Mr. Simplero
A friendly, plain-language guide who shows up throughout the book to break down every hard idea into something that sticks — the same “no jargon” approach you’ve seen in the app’s own tips.
“Everything has two sides — night and day, heads and tails, debit and credit.”
All 13 chapters
Chapters 1–5 mirror the Academy flagship course; 6–13 build on that same foundation through inventory, special journals, internal controls, receivables, long-term assets, and sales tax.
Antoine Joseph
Antoine Joseph is a dynamic and experienced accounting and business professor who has taught at post-secondary institutions in Saint Lucia and Canada. He earned his CPA designation in 2006, adding to his professional credentials through the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He holds a Master of Science in Technology Management and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wales.
Before becoming a full-time educator, Antoine spent many years working across multiple countries in public and private industry — in leadership roles in accounting, management, and entrepreneurship — gaining the real-world perspective that now shapes his practical approach as an educator. He currently serves as Head of Faculty of the Accounting and Business program at Algonquin Careers Academy in Ottawa, Ontario, where he remains deeply committed to making accounting and business education accessible, practical, and relevant for every student.
Want guided lessons alongside the book?
The Academy flagship course covers this exact material — the full accounting cycle — with guided lessons and quizzes.
Frequently asked questions
How does this relate to the Academy course?
The Academy flagship course covers the same material as the book’s foundation chapters — the complete accounting cycle — chapter for chapter. Academy members are already working through this content; the book gives you a print copy to keep alongside it.
Where can I buy it?
Through Northrose Educational Resources — ISBN 9781998534401, $89.95 print / $80.95 digital (CAD).
Will there be more chapters beyond the first 5?
Yes — 13 chapters in total. The first 5 cover the complete accounting cycle and are the focus of the Academy course; chapters 6 through 13 build on that same foundation through merchandising, inventory costing, special journals, internal controls and cash, receivables and bad debts, long-term assets, and sales tax.