CORNERSTONES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING and CNOWv2 demonstrate the role of accounting in business with a balanced approach that highlights the relationship between accounting, financial statements, and business decisions. Built around how students like you read and use textbooks, the Cornerstones approach makes it easy to learn FASTER and MORE INDEPENTENTLY. Armed with the knowledge you gain from working through the CORNERSTONES approach, you have the tools to bring your knowledge full-circle. You practice actually making decisions based on the information that you gather and analyze.