Expert insights on what sets the great professional firms apart from all the rest Having devoted a career that spans fifty years to consulting with & studying professional firms in the Americas Asia & Europe author Charles Ellis learned firsthand how difficult it is for an organization to go beyond very good & attain as well as sustain excellence Now he shares his hard-won insights with you & reveals "what it takes" to be best-in-class in any industry Enlightening & entertaining What It Takes explores firms that are leaders in their particular field & the superior people who create & maintain them Along the way it identifies the secrets of their long-term success & reveals exactly how they can put your organization in a better position to excel when properly executed Contains many stories of achieving excellence & addresses the obstacles that top-ranking organizations face in sustaining it

Includes:: insights on leaders in their particular field from Mc Kinsey & Company in consulting & Cravath Swaine & Moore in law to the Mayo Clinic in healthcare Written by one of the most experienced & respected business consultantsadvisors of our time What It Takes skillfully shows you how innovation & a commitment to excellence can drive success while also revealing how easy it is to fall behind With it you'll discover what separates the great firms from the good ones & learn how to attain & maintain organizational success throughout the years

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THE PLAYER meets WAG THE DOG in this star-studded satire on Hollywood from director Barry Levinson This comedy that played at Sundance in 2008 stars Robert De Niro Sean Penn Catherine Keener John Turturro Robin Wright Penn Stanley Tucci Bruce Willis & more of the industry's finest ...

Katy Carr intends to be beautiful & beloved & as sweet as an angel one day For now though her hair is forever in a tangle her dress is always torn & she doesn't care at all for being called 'good' But then a terrible accident happens & Katy must find the courage to remember her daydreams & the delightful plans she once schemed; for when she is grown up she wants to do something grand ...

' One of my all-time favourite books It's a very lively funny story' Jacqueline Wilson Katy has grand plans to be beautiful graceful & ladylike one day! But for now she has hair that is always tangled bootlaces undone a torn dress & she doesn't care about being 'good' With a wild imagination & high spirits she is always up to mischief but there never has been a heroine as lovable as Katy Then a terrible accident happens & it takes all her courage
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- to keep her dreams alive' Katy speaks with a charm & directness that remains as fresh as when it was written' Amanda Craig' This was one of my favourite books as a child The children felt real enough to touch & I fell head over heels in love with Katy It's a book with an unstoppable heart' Katherine Rundell This collection of the best in children's literature curated by Virago will be coveted by children & adults alike These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured & shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list

Includes:: Nina Bawden (Carrie's War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little Princess The Secret Garden) & Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children's Classics



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When Katy Carr & her sister Clover leave for boarding school they are weighed down by worry How will their father manage without their help? Can they ever hope to fit in & make new friends? When the Carr girls arrive they meet the principal Mrs Florence who is tall dignified & very strict there are no less than thirty-two rules that students must adhere to! & with Miss Jane always on the prowl to discover the slightest fault Katy fears that it might be more difficult to stay out of trouble than she'd hoped But then she meets Rose Red
- irrepressible unconventional & always full of fun With the right friends Katy can't help but get into all sorts of scrapes A collection that will be coveted by children & adults alike this list is the best in children's literature curated by Virago These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured & shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list

Includes:: Nina Bawden (Carrie's War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) L M Montgomery (The Anne of Green Gables series) & Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children's Classics


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Katy Carr is untidy tall & gangling & lives with her brothers & sisters planning for the day when she will be beautiful & beloved & amiable as an angel An accidental fall from a swing seems to threaten her hopes for the future but Katy struggles to overcome her difficulties with pluck vitality & good humour ...

Europe beckoned more brilliantly now that they were fairly embarked on their journey The sun shone the lake was a beautiful dazzling blue & Katy said to herself " After all a year is not very long & how happy I am going to be!"& When Mrs Ashe discovers that her visiting nephew has scarlet fever she sends her young daughter Amy to stay with the Carr family There Amy develops a strong attachment to Katy who treats her like a little sister Mrs Ashe grateful for the kindness Katy has shown invites her to join them on a year-long trip around Europe Katy is at first reluctant
- a year is a long time to be away from her family
- but soon she gets swept up in the adventure which takes her from the historic (but rainy) London streets to the beautiful cities of Nice Paris & Naples & perhaps Katy now a young woman will discover love A collection that will be coveted by children & adults alike this list is the best in children&s literature curated by Virago These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured & shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list

Includes:: Nina Bawden (Carrie&s War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) L M Montgomery (The Anne of Green Gables series) & Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children&s Classics



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