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BOOK REVIEWS Presenting to Win: A Guide for Finance and Business Professionals by Khalid Aziz. Oak Tree Press. 2000, [RE29.95, Few presentation techniques are more tired than the "Powerpoint with Presenter\" formula which took over the world in the 1990s. The ability to influence and persuade others with the spoken word is an important skill and even the most senior business people can be daunted by the prospect of performing before an audience. There is a certain comfort in hiding behind technology but your best visual aid is, of course, yourself. In this book Aziz offers plenty of practical advice - from what to wear to how to cope with trembling hands or knees! This is an easy read with some real-life case studies adding a bit of interest along the way. Accounting Theory by Ahmed Riahi-Belkaoui. 4th edition. Thomson Learning, 1999, Stg28.99. Accounting Theory presents the principal approaches and proposed solutions to the problem of formulating an accounting theory in an international context. This thoroughly revised and updated edition incorporates recent advances and features new chapters on the sociology of the accounting profession, international accounting and research perspectives in accounting. The Audit Process: Principles, Practice and Cases by lain Gray and Stuart Manson, 2nd edition. Thomson Learning, 1999. Stg27.99, The Audit Process provides a realistic and thought-provoking insight into the individual components of the auditing process in the context of the entire audit. Complete with numerous examples, case studies and questions, this completely revised edition includes reworked chapters on auditing concepts, audit tisk, materiality and sampling, the audit expectation gap, and corporate governance and the response of the auditing profession. Insolvency Restructuring 2000 Law Business Research Ltd., Londan, 2000, $195, If you have an interest in international insolvency then you may be interested in this new publication aimed at legal practitioners. Ireland is one of 31 countries covered with the Irish chapter written by Barry O'Neill of Eugene F Collins, Solicitors. ICAI and [ATI members and students wishing to borrow books reviewed on this page from the ICAI libraries should contact (01) 637 7227. Readers researching accountancy related topics will find the library catalogue on the Internet at www. icai-ie/library