Nienke Bakker

Simon Kelly

Maite van Dijk

Abigail Yoder

Sowing the Seeds of Modern Art

Jean-François Millet

Marianne Mathieu

George T. M. Shackelford

Claire M. Barry

Philippe Piguet

Emma Cauvin

A detailed overview of the innovation and ambition that drove one of the best-known Impressionist painters at the end of his career

The Late Years

Monet

Françoise Tétart-Vittu

Susan Hiner

Esther Bell

Filled with beautiful works by Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, and other Impressionist painters, this richly illustrated book showcases artistic portrayals of France's millinery trade during the Belle �poque. Filled with beautiful works by Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, and other Impressionist painters, this richly illustrated book showcases artistic portrayals of France's millinery trade during the Belle Époque. Though best known for his depictions of dancers and bathers, Edgar Degas repeatedly returned to the subject of millinery over the course of three decades. In masterpieces such as The Millinery Shop (1879-86) and The Milliners (ca. 1898), he captured scenes of milliners fashioning and women wearing elaborate, colorful hats. Featuring sumptuous paintings, pastels, and preparatory drawings by Degas, Cassatt, Manet, Renoir, and Toulouse-Lautrec, among others, this generously illustrated book surveys the millinery industry of 19th-century Paris. Peppered throughout with photographs, posters, and prints of French hats, this book includes essays that explore Degas's particular interest in the millinery trade; the tension between modern fashion and reverence for history and the grand art-historical tradition; a chronicle of Parisian milliners from Caroline Reboux to Coco Chanel; and examples of how the millinery trade is depicted in literature. Brilliantly linking together the worlds of industry, art, and fashion, this groundbreaking book examines the fundamental role of hats and hat-makers in 19th-century culture.

Degas, Impressionism, and the Millinery Trade

Simon Kelly's involvement in property development began when, as a computer-mad child in the 1980s, he started making spreadsheets for his father, the developer Paddy Kelly. By 2008, when the Irish property market crashed, Simon and Paddy owed their creditors nearly a billion euro. In 2009, they were the first big developers to admit they were bust - and they encouraged their fellow developers to face reality in the same way. In 2010, in the pages of a national newspaper, Simon Kelly apologized for his part in the long-term damage created by the property bubble. Until now, the story of Ireland's property boom and bust has been told only by people on the outside. The bankers and the developers have kept quiet. Now, Simon Kelly breaks the silence with this vivid and unsparing account of how it all worked and why it went sour. He brings us to the muddy fields, humble cafes and grand dining rooms where the deals were made; he explains how it was that debt always begat more debt; and he takes us through the hitherto opaque portals of Anglo Irish Bank, the Kellys' main lender. In an account packed with telling and indiscreet detail, Simon Kelly makes no excuses for ending up bust. He simply shows how it happened - to him, to other developers, to the banks, and to the country. In doing so, he courageously breaks ranks with the insiders who created this disaster, and who would prefer to blame 'international forces', bad luck, or one another. Breakfast with Anglo is a landmark in our national accounting of the present crisis, an essential read for anyone who wants to know how we got into this mess and how we might begin to think about getting out of it."

Breakfast with Anglo

Paul Johnston

Stacey Danheiser

Presents original research documenting the size and nature of the 'sea of sameness' consumers face, and delivers a framework to help organizations rise above it, differentiate themselves, and deliver value.

How to Differentiate Your Organization in a Sea of Sameness

Stand Out Marketing

William R. Johnston

The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye

Untamed

This book offers both marketing and sales professionals a rare combined insight into both worlds to continuously capture customer intelligence and create value, by blending detailed research with academic rigor and commercial experience of the authors in both Europe and North America. It has never been easier to produce great marketing content and sales collateral. And yet, 90% of the content that marketing produces is NEVER used by sales. Why not? Because it’s not relevant to the audience or the prospect doesn’t even know the content exists. Furthermore 58% of deals end up in “no decision” because Sales has not presented value effectively. Companies are creating lots of noise but failing to resonate with the customers. So what? The danger, aside from marketing wasting tens of millions of dollars on ineffective content and tools, is that customers will disengage. 94% of prospects say they have completely disengaged with vendors because of irrelevant content. In order to grow fast, the authors argue, Sales and Marketing teams need to slow down. They need to work together to truly understand their customers’ needs, wants, motivations and pain points so that they can offer customized “value”. The book sets out how to establish a formal program to continuously capture customer intelligence and insights – the shiny gems of understanding that help prospects to connect the dots – so that value can be consistently articulated in marketing and sales conversations. By integrating the best ideas and practice from commercial experience and academic research the authors show how to create value across the entire marketing and sales value chain – not only get a new customer, but to continue to create value for future purchases by creating “post-sales” value.

Aligning sales and marketing to shape and deliver profitable customer value propositions

Value-ology

When it comes to buying a mobile phone, choosing a university, selecting a software system, or making any other purchase in a crowded marketplace, many consumers feel they are faced with a 'sea of sameness'. The websites and social media streams of the various companies all seem to blur into one, with the same phrases and promises repeated over and over again. Stand-out Marketing presents original research which compares the content produced by over 30 organizations in leading sectors to quantify this effect, proving not only that the 'sea of sameness' exists, but documenting its precise size and nature. On the back of this unique and fascinating research, Stand-out Marketing traces the problem back to its roots and offers a proven, seven-step framework to help companies rise above it and differentiate themselves from the competition. By re-focusing on the customer and their needs, and re-shaping the capabilities, attitudes and behaviours of the organization accordingly, the framework will help companies stand out and deliver genuine value. Over time, this value will convert to growth and profits for any business.

Stand-out Marketing

Simon Kelly

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