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A fascinating exploration of how a simple system used to measure and record wealth spawned a cultural revolution. Prepare to have your idea of accounting changed forever. 'The rise and metamorphosis of double-entry bookkeeping is one of history's best-kept secrets and most important untold tales. Through its logic we have let the planet go to ruin - and through its logic we now have a chance to avert that ruin.'

They stalk their prey from deep in the menacing shadows, poised and ready to strike at the penultimate moment. Their victims unexpecting, unaware, until they wake in dark rooms, dank basements, or on chilly floors stained with the rotting blood of other hapless victims. The stench fills their nostrils and permeates their pores, the bile rising up in their burning throats. They scream and try to escape, but all attempts are futile. Fear dances like spiders down their spines as they hear ominous footsteps approaching — their eyes spread wide in horror as they realize the end is near.

Gus Grimey is a genius kid that can build anything. Also, he smells bad, behaves horribly, is not cool, and doesn't like being around people. Along with the clever ball of ear wax he keeps with him for conversation, Grimey believes the best way to solve any problem is to throw trash all over Fern Isle. Amelia Jane Green plays soccer, loves to dance - and is the recycling rockstar Green Girl! Using powers given to her from the magic Green Power Gem, she fights against the nasty Gus Grimey to keep Fern Isle clean from trash.