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Hailed as the new John Gray for the workplace, Leslie Knight's 30 years in corporate America have given her a unique understanding of how women can thrive, even in male-dominated industries.

Enough With The Male-Bashing 2011

Hailed by the Village Voice as "Best Underground Band in New York" back in 1978, it still took two years for their tightly wound debut, "Crazy Rhythms," to emerge.

The Feelies Decide It's Time Andy Beta 2011

Hailed as 'the greatest theatre producer who ever lived' and the champion of all things beautiful, Serge Diaghilev transformed not only ballet but all the arts in the 20th century.

Diaghilev: Lord of the dance Andrew O'Hagan 2010

Hailed by the government as a democratic milestone, independent monitors concluded the vote was thoroughly rigged.

An Abrupt End to a Powerful Reign Charles Levinson 2011

Hailed as Research In Motion Ltd.'s answer to Apple Inc.'s iPad when it launched in April, the PlayBook instead was "nothing short of a disaster," as one RIM analyst put it.

Tech Flops of the Year: The BlackBerry Tablet, Color's Mobile App and Solyndra Scott Austin 2011

Hailed as a "white-knuckle account of survival", it is to be published in Britain in January.

Liz Murray: 'My parents were desperate drug addicts. I'm a Harvard graduate' Joanna Walters in New York 2010

Hailed as "my man" and "the most popular politician on Earth" by President Obama during a 2009 summit, Lula, now 65, has an approval rating that tops 80 percent.

Rousseff is Brazil's first female president Juan Forero 2010

Hailed as "my man" and "the most popular politician on Earth" by President Obama during a 2009 summit, Lula, now 65, has an approval rating that tops 80 percent.

Rousseff is Brazil's first female president Juan Forero 2010

Hailed across the world as the perfect Englishman after his performance in the Richard Curtis film Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994, Grant has also been candid about the impact of the role on his work.

Hugh Grant and Colin Firth, the screen's leading Englishmen at 50 Vanessa Thorpe 2010

Hailed by none other than Craig Claiborne as "the finest French restaurant in the world," the first-class dining room — or, to give its correct title, the Salle à Manger Chambord — more than lived up to the glories of the classic Loire chateau that supplied its name.

When the Going Was Good Martin Rubin 2011