11. Instead, he gets a huge slice of the film's profits, well before Hollywood's creative accountants cook the books . 12. They know who cooks the books . 13. The new Republican solution is to cook the books by ordering up a new way to crunch the numbers. 14. "I can't cook the books ," 15. When you take a long while to document information, we often wonder, did you sit down and cook the books ? 16. Al Dunlap, who made his reputation by slashing jobs, helped cook the books to make the appliance company look healthier. 17. White House and CBO analysts both say the discrepancy is a simple forecasting difference, not a plot to cook the books . 18. You might call it " In the Kitchen With Fannie : How to Cook the Books for Fun and Profit ." 19. The statements of Hubbard and the naming of Holtz-Eakin suggest he is willing to cook the books in order to proceed. 20. A lawsuit filed against Supercuts by its former CFO William Stirlin claimed that Lipson had encouraged him to cook the books .