Could any body become expert with help of books

well...........you can definately get a strong foothold in accounts by thoroughly goin through books and good practice.........but the ultimate cherry on the cake would be when you apply the same at real work place practical work is lot different from books.......My ca always used to say that in books we get at the end towards the blancesheet that is we reach at the totals at the last.........but in practical life we start frm the total and then proceed backwards