We All Fall Down: Goldratt's Theory of Constraints for Healthcare Systems

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We All Fall Down Stands Tall

We all may fall, but this book stands tall!

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Unique and very highly recommended reading

We All Fall Down: Goldratt's Theory of Constraints for Healthcare Systems
Julie Wright , and Russ King
Manufacturer: North River Press
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Book Description

Who hasn't gone into a shop or workplace at some point and seen the sign `You don't have to be mad to work here, but it helps!'?

This over-used phrase becomes very real in the case of Beth Seager, an Admissions Manager in a busy British NHS hospital. Someone with very little authority but a huge amount of responsibility. She has to find beds for patients in a hospital that is claimed to work at 98% capacity - an impressive achievement that means the maximum time a bed is empty is less than 15 minutes. It's best not to mention the waiting times.

Unfortunately there are far more patients than beds and no money to bring more beds in. Someone has to decide whether a bed is taken by a patient who needs an extensive operation that will allow them to live a few more months, a breast cancer patient, or someone with two broken legs. Added to that, Beth is struggling against her caustic boss `Fearsome Fran' and her meddling assistant `Evil Eddy' who tries to undermine her and take her job.

Everything comes to a head when Fearsome Fran announces a new silver bullet plan to free up more beds. Beth knows that not only will it not work, but that she is effectively being demoted. But what can she do? She has 61 more patients than she has beds and a very short period to time to stamp her authority on Fran's new plan in order to stop it making things much worse.

Her luck changes when eligible bachelor Professor John Summers becomes her unlikely ally after becoming frustrated with the number of his operations that keep being cancelled. She also starts receiving some interesting advice over email from her brother-in-law in the US and slowly starts to believe that she can unravel the mess of the health service system and find the core problem and then the main constraint of her particular hospital.

We All Fall Down. Goldratt's Theory of Constraints for Healthcare Systems is a textbook written in the style of a witty, thriller novel. The reader is involved with Beth's challenges and dilemmas, and through her experiences, discover how Eli Goldratt's theories can be applied to the healthcare and service industries.

You don't have to be mad to work in the health services, you have to be caring, dedicated and resourceful as any errors can have fatal consequences. If you know someone from the health service, buy them this book so they can see the whole picture and what they can do improve the system. However, this book is also essential reading for anyone who has been frustrated by hospital delays or who works in other service industries such as teaching.

We All Fall Down is destined to revolutionise the service industry and not-for-profit sector in the same way that Eli Goldratt's book The Goal did for the manufacturing industry. Don't be left on the waiting list!

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Very good story - incredibly insightful.......2007-01-23

This book was a slow start, then I really started to come up to speed on the healthcare system, their challenges and issues and enter Harry, with the ideas on Theory of Constraints which Beth grasps very quickly and starts to put to use. It is very encouraging as she decides to take on this amazingly large task to hand, armed with just her new thinking and analyzing techniques. I really enjoyed the read. I was however very frustrated and disappointed at the endless number of punctuation, grammar, and other similar English language errors that the publishers had made. I will be sure to contact them to make them aware of it. Good read, and I highly recommend it.

We All Fall Down Stands Tall.......2006-11-13

Julie Wright's application of the Theory of Constraints to the healthcare system in the UK is relevant to anyone in the healthcare industry. The techniques used in the novel are so fundamental they transcend the model of financing and management of the system. In fact, you will have a better understanding of the system you are in if you read the book. I have always thought we physicians were a bottleneck in the system. Reading We All Fall Down confirms this. The novel is very entertaining, easy to read and makes some great points. I recommend it highly to anyone in healthcare management or leadership. It's not bad as a general read as well. Ed Millermaier, MD Chief Medical Officer, Ambulatory Care Division, Borgess Health, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

We all may fall, but this book stands tall!.......2006-07-08

Julie's book is very timely and instructive in how TOC can be applied to healthcare in particular, and the services industries in general. The book is engaging and powerful and also breaks new ground (such as expanding on Dr. Goldratt's 6 layers of resistance; and the real-world, relevant examples of use are especially good). In addition to the strong treatment of some of the key TOC Thinking Process tools, the book is a how-to for change management as well. I have read "We All Fall Down" 3 times, and each time have gained new insights into the applications.

Not good enough.......2006-06-16

I was quite disappointed with this book. I've heard that the results in the British Health System after implementing TOC are quite outstanding. If it's true, this book doesn't reflect it.
First of all, written as a novel, the backround story is not good. Two brothers are in a great fight and won't talk to each other because one of them is a TOC follower. Come on! I'm sure the authors's could've found a better backround story.
The description of how the NHS works is poor. The Health System is different from the one in my country, so I found it very hard to try to figure out how the NHS works, the different departments, the interactions, etc.
From the TOC point of view, good for someone just starting with TOC, but too light for someone who has read any other book.
To explain the concept of a system constraint, the book uses the same type of analogy used in Goldratt's "The Goal" (the boy scout trip), but the example and the explanation is not good.
The clouds built to find these problems conclude that the core problem of the NHS is the lack of communication between the different levels. I was expecting a more detailed analysis from the operations point of view.
In the last chapter a year has passed, and there is a summary of everything I would have expected the book to explain throughout the book, all in one chapter, with insufficient detail.
This book is good if you are involved in the NHS, and therefore know its problems, and if you know nothing about TOC.
If you want to learn about TOC Thinking Processes, I recommend Dettmer's "Goldratt's Theory of Constraints" with the main concepts, and "Management Dilemmas" (Shragenheim) with many interesting practical examples. Also "It's not luck".
If you want to learn TOC Operations, "Manufacturing at Warp Speed" (Dettmer & Shragenheim).
Project Management: Project Management in the fast lane (Newbold).

Unique and very highly recommended reading.......2006-05-08

We All Fall Down: Goldratt's Theory Of Constraints For Healthcare Systems, delightfully co-authored by Julie Wright and Russ King is an entertaining and thought-provoking novel in which co-authors Julie Wright and Russ King explore the intricate world of TOC and its effective use when applied to health care and service industries. Engagingly whisking its readers through Beth Segar's every-day digressively tedious life in combat with coworkers and happiness, We All Fall Down depicts the amusing tale of her introduction of Theory of Constraints in the workplace and its immediate effectiveness. We All Fall Down is unique and very highly recommended reading.

All fall down: One man against the waterfront mob

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All fall down: One man against the waterfront mob
Donald Goddard
Manufacturer: Times Books
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The Real World In a Book
The Real World In a Book
The Real World In a Book
His writing sings with the skillful voice of truth.
We All Fall Down

We All Fall Down
Robert Cormier
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ASIN: 0440215560
Release Date: 1993-08-01

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They entered the house at 9:02 P.M. and trashed their way through the Cape Cod cottage. At 9:46 P.M. Karen Jerome made the mistake of arriving home early. Thrown down the basement stairs, Karen slips into a coma. The trashers slip away.

But The Avenger has seen it all.

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The Real World In a Book.......2007-03-02

Waffles 02/25/07

Title: We All Fall Down Author: Robert Cormier ISBN-0-385-30501-X

The Real World in a Book

This is a scene form We All Fall Down, a realistic fiction. This book has three main characters, Buddy, Jane and The Avenger. This takes place in two towns. The time is the present. All of the characters take part in things that could happen today.

This book has been one of the first books that I have read the really opened my eyes. This is at the top of my list. Number one reason why this is at the top is because. Cormier is a straight shooter, as in he gives it to you have you think it. Cormier also does not "sugar coat" his writing. There for him not sugar coating it, this book as been banned some places. I would definitely recommend this book. This book is one of those books that everyone should read at some point in there life, just because it is a teenager book does not mean that a 50 year old can not read it. The book makes you think about the real world today. Although the book does not have drugs in it to refer today it has a lot of other things in it. Like I said it is an eye opener, but the stuff in this book is happening all over the world today. People in the age range of 13-80 would like this book. An optimistic person would like this book also people with children would enjoy reading and learning what there kid could get involved in.

I enjoyed the genre, the genre is realistic fiction. The book made the genre by being so real to what the genre name is. Also the scenes in the book were so real to the real world it was scary. Also that it is an average town just like places all around the world. Also the book felt like I was reading a newspaper.
I enjoyed the writing style of this writer. His writing flows very well and is very decrypted. There is a point in the book were I wanted to stop reading. But then I read on and the story put me back on the track to read more. Which I am glad I kept reading.
There were loads of surprises in this book. This also intended me to keep going in the book, because it kept me interested. The first page is one of the first surprises that kept me reading. It is in when the boys are in the girl's house and they are trashing and also doing some important this to the house and a girl. This is one of the major scenes that I thought was a surprise, which kept me interested.

The Real World In a Book.......2007-03-02

The Real World In a Book.......2007-03-01

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Title: We All Fall Down Author: Robert Cormier ISBN-0-385-30501-X

The Real World in a Book

This is a scene form We All Fall Down, a realistic fiction. This book has three main characters, Buddy, Jane and The Avenger. This takes place in two towns. The time is the present. All of the characters take part in things that could happen today.

This book has been one of the first books that I have read the really opened my eyes. This is at the top of my list. Number one reason why this is at the top is because. Cormier is a straight shooter, as in he gives it to you have you think it. Cormier also does not "sugar coat" his writing. There for him not sugar coating it, this book as been banned some places. I would definitely recommend this book. This book is one of those books that everyone should read at some point in there life, just because it is a teenager book does not mean that a 50 year old can not read it. The book makes you think about the real world today. Although the book does not have drugs in it to refer today it has a lot of other things in it. Like I said it is an eye opener, but the stuff in this book is happening all over the world today. People in the age range of 13-80 would like this book. An optimistic person would like this book also people with children would enjoy reading and learning what there kid could get involved in.

I enjoyed the genre, the genre is realistic fiction. The book made the genre by being so real to what the genre name is. Also the scenes in the book were so real to the real world it was scary. Also that it is an average town just like places all around the world. Also the book felt like I was reading a newspaper.
I enjoyed the writing style of this writer. His writing flows very well and is very decrypted. There is a point in the book were I wanted to stop reading. But then I read on and the story put me back on the track to read more. Which I am glad I kept reading.
There were loads of surprises in this book. This also intended me to keep going in the book, because it kept me interested. The first page is one of the first surprises that kept me reading. It is in when the boys are in the girl's house and they are trashing and also doing some important this to the house and a girl. This is one of the major scenes that I thought was a surprise, which kept me interested.

His writing sings with the skillful voice of truth........2007-01-18

The Avenger sees it all. He watches closely as four guys trash Jane Jerome's house, shoving her sister Karen into the basement to do whatever it is they're doing. He isn't going to let it go unavenged.

The Jerome family is fairly new in the neighborhood, having just moved from Monument (where THE CHOCOLATE WAR took place) a short while ago. Being the new kid is bad, but being Judy Jerome, the new kid who people stop talking to because they don't know what to say to a girl whose house gets ransacked and whose sister ends up in the hospital, is worse. Rumors fly. Reputations dive. Revenge ensues.

Suicide, rape, murder, vandalism, and love. All in a young adult book. While Robert Cormier may not be for the faint of heart, his writing sings with the skillful voice of truth. He's never afraid to show darkness and light for what they are, and for that, I commend and recommend him.

-- Reviewed by Jonathan Stephens

We All Fall Down.......2006-12-05

Cormier's intense, suspenseful, and ironic plot makes this novel a great page-turner. The different characters and different point's of view make the book more exciting. How at the end all of the characters come together for a very strange ironic ending of the book. This is a great book but I would not recommend it for anyone under 14. This book was disturbing and included a lot of mature context.

There are 3 different sides to this story one from Jane Jerome a teenage girl whose house gets trashed and everything was ruined. Her sister Karen was admitted into the hospital and was in a Coma. Jane Jerome was never realized how much she loved her sister and her regular life routine. Now Jane struggles to live a normal life and forget about the past. Jane Jerome later falls deeply in love with a boy named Buddy Walker and she has never felt so much love in her life. She starts to feel like everything is going to be okay because now she has Buddy by her side.

The second main character in the book is Buddy Walker. Buddy Walker and his friends decide to trash a house for "Funtime". Later Buddy found out that the house he trashed was Jane Jermoe's. Buddy soon feel in love with Jane, and Buddy never admitting the truth to Jane and what he had done to her house.

The third main character in the book was the "Avenger". The Avenger is an eleven year old boy who seeks revenge from "Bad people". The Avenger was an extreme character in this novel and carried out many disturbing and engrossing acts through out the book. The Avenger is tied into the story at the end and his true identity was revealed at the end for a surprising twist.

They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture

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A Treasure for Architectural Preservationists
Outstanding
Outstanding
Wonderfully engaging story of an archetecture 'nerd.'

They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture
Richard Cahan
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If Chicago is an architecture lover's paradise today, it is largely due to the efforts of a single individual. Richard Nickel (1928-1972) was not "just a photographer who happens to take pictures of buildings," as he modestly called himself. He was a soft-spoken missionary whose passionate one-man campaign to preserve Chicago's ornate 19th century architectural masterpieces--earmarked for destruction by Mayor Richard J. Daley in the name of progress--inspired a nationwide movement. Richard Cahan's superb biography of Nickel depicts the photographer's heroic and ultimately tragic struggle to salvage everything he could get his hands on, first with his trusty view camera and then with a hacksaw and chisel.

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"Richard Nickel, whom I had the delight of knowing during his all too brief life, is one of the unsung heroes of Chicago architecture. He was not an architect himself, nor a designer. He simply took pictures, but what pictures! He was, for want of a better description, one of the most sensitive of architectural photographers. More than that, his life—and ironically, tragically and poetically, his death—were fused to Chicago architecture. How he died tells us how he lived: for the beauty in the works of Sullivan, Wright and the others. His story is one that must be told." —Studs Terkel, author "He was completely understanding of architecture and genius and of the quality of the work he was dealing with. He was single-minded in his pursuit and dedication to quality in history, art and architecture. That is an increasingly rare quality." —Ada Louise Huxtable, former New York Times architecture critic "Richard was an excellent photographer—sensitive and intelligent, and a very good craftsman". —John Szarkowski, former Director, Photography, Museum of Modern Art, New York "Richard Nickel was one of those who saw architecture, and who passionately and skillfully pursued its portrayal. He was one of a very small number, and to make his work known would be a fundamental service to architects, students, and teachers as well as to the art of architecture." —Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., architectural historian

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A Treasure for Architectural Preservationists.......2002-01-17

Richard Nickels was a strange fellow, and I don't know if most people would be comfortable in his company. He desperately wanted to save what he considered to be Chicago's architectural landmarks, but in the end grew terribly disconsolate, finding few allies in Mayor Daley or others within the city's power structure. He managed to save many bits and pieces before the wrecker's ball arrived, some of which went to Southern Illinois University, but tons of which ended up in landfills after his death. Do you need this book? If it sickens you to see a beautiful old building torn down, then yes. If you read "Lost Chicago" and were amazed at the priceless treasures we've squandered, then yes. If you think the now burgeoning architectural salvage industry is a good thing, then yes. Nickels fought to save buildings, but when that failed, he saved everything he could. The book doesn't claim he was a pioneer or innovator in that regard, but then I haven't heard of anyone else who dedicated their life to the field. The Trading Room from the Stock Exchange Building - where Nickel's died - survives in the Art Institute of Chicago today only because of his efforts. We almost certainly owe him a far greater debt than the book has claimed, since he helped to publicize the threat to our architectural heritage and started building a consensus towards preservation and salvage. The book will amaze and annoy you. You'll learn much more about Nickels' personal life than you would want to know. You'll wish he had finished some of the writing projects he started. And you'll wonder how much more he might have accomplished if he had lived a bit longer. It's a book that makes you think, and one you won't soon forget. - tjm

Outstanding.......1999-04-26

I ate this book up! Nickel's photgraphs are outstanding, and his dedication to salvaging historical buildings is heroic. The historic preservation movement owes an enormous debt to this man.

Outstanding.......1999-04-26

I ate this book up! Nickel's photgraphs are outstanding, and his dedication to salvaging historical buildings is heroic. The historic preservation movement owes an enormous debt to this man.

Wonderfully engaging story of an archetecture 'nerd.'.......1997-12-08

The story of Richard Nickel, who loved buildings of Adler & Sullivan fame. A wonderfully well-written book. I saw it in the library, and to my own amazement, could not put it down when I got home. Even if you know little about archetecture, you will love this book for it's story, the life and love of Nickel. Who I call with slight tongue-in-cheek a nerd.

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all fall down
Exciting
Enjoyed the book but...
wow, what fun!
Never ending suspense

All Fall Down
Carlene Thompson
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ASIN: 0312984626
Release Date: 2004-11-02

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Few locals believe Sinclair's wealthy golden boy Martin Avery actually took his own life-or that his beautiful young widow had nothing to do with his death. Well aware of the rumors behind her back, Blaine Avery is focused on managing her late husband's finances and raising her adolescent stepdaughter....until her serene woodland property yields a gruesome discovery.For the second time in six months, Sheriff Logan Quint has been called out to the Avery place, where another corpse has been found. This time, it belongs to a teenage girl who had everything to live for. But if Rosie Van Zandt didn't kill herself....who did? As the once sleepy town reels from the rash of so-called suicides, Blaine regrets the day she ever came home. Only Logan is willing to accept her innocence-or her suspicions. For Blaine is desperate to clear her name, and dead certain somebody intends to destroy it. Somebody who calls her in the dead of night, taunting her with the childhood rhyme: Ring around the rosy, a pocket full of posey, ashes, ashes, we....All Fall Down

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all fall down.......2007-08-27

Wow... the best book i have read in a long time.... i couldnt put it down and read it in 8 hours... i highly recomend this book...i just finished searching amazon.com for other books written by her and purchased 3 more and can't wait to read them also....

Exciting.......2006-10-25

Blaine Avery has been suspected of her late husband Martin Avery's death, even though it looked like suicide.

Blaine moves back home after staying with her sister when Blaine had pneumonia. While walking her dog in the woods of her home, Blaine finds a body in the creek, the friend of her step daughter Robin. Again the local cop that Blaine once dated, Logan Quint wonders if she had anything to do with it.

Logan wants to believe Blaine but the evidence and then the bodies keep piling up around Blaine where ever she goes. One at the school, one at her late husband's nurse's house.

Blaine always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and all the evidence points at her.

This book was hard to put down once you started it, and the ending was a surprise to me. I love all of Carlene Thompson books and this one was no exception.

Good Read

Enjoyed the book but..........2006-07-27

...it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out very early on who the culprit was. I don't know about anyone else out there - but I'm really tired of reading one book after another only to get to the end and say "I KNEW it!" Are there NO real "surprise" endings? Do all mystery writers follow the same format?

There were some "hair raising" moments - and for that I gave it a 4 start rating.

wow, what fun!.......2005-11-04

I really enjoyed this book! It was fun, suspenseful, and it knew when to end. I would much rather read a 300 page book that is entertaining, gets to the point and keeps you turning the pages, than a 500 page story that drags on and on, making you long for the ending.

Blaine Avery is a beautiful, young vibrant woman who was suspected but never charged in the apparent suicide death of her older and wealthy husband. Now, 6 months later, people around Blaine are dying, shortly after being in her company. Are the rumors true? Is Blaine a cold-hearted killer, or is she being setup to take the blame for someone elses' crimes? Blaine claims to receive mysterious phone calls playing childrens songs right before the bodies are discovered. Is she lying to throw the police off track?

This book flowed so easily and was over before I knew it. It is a completely entertaining read. It won't take long to finish this book, but you'll be glad you took the time.

Never ending suspense.......2005-06-25

This was only the second book by this author that I had read and I was not particularly impressed with the first one. I am however very glad that I bought this one. It is probably the best mystery I have read. It hooks you from the very first page and never lets up. It was filled with clever twists and turns that have you thinking that you know who the killer must be. Then all of a sudden, you are hit with the startling truth.

Blaine Avery lost her husband to an unexpected suicide just six months prior. She is left with the man's teenage daughter who doesn't care for her much. The sheriff Logan Quint was the first to accuse Blaine of murdering her crippled husband, yet found no evidence to convict her. Now six months later, the daughter's best friend is found murdered on Blaine's property and the act is made to look like suicide. The evidence quickly shifts to Blaine as she continues to find other victims. Logan tries to give her the benefit of the doubt, but even he finds it hard to believe it is coincidence. The killer is definitely fixated on Blaine. The closer she gets to finding the truth, the more her life is in jeopardy. Can she get out of this nightmare before it is too late?

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My daughter's favorite book
Another Oxenbury classic!
Captivating for little ones
Captivating to a baby!
Mesmerized!

All Fall Down

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ASIN: 0689819854

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Helen Oxenbury's delightful board books, featuring her sweet and cuddly babies at play, are back with a whole new look.

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My daughter's favorite book.......2007-09-29

We have been reading various books to my daughter for the past 5-6 months. Now she is a year old and this is one book she points to and insists we read. She turns the pages on the book and bounces up and down when she see the pictures.

I am buying some more books by Helen Oxenbury for her.

Another Oxenbury classic!.......2007-09-15

Sing-songy verse like the other books in this series make it a favorite for babies just getting into books. Fun gift, too!

Captivating for little ones.......2004-04-29

We have all of Oxenburys books in this series (Clap Hands, Say Goodnight, All Fall Down & Tickle Tickle). We also have her Big Baby Book as well. My daughter is 13 months old and loves books, but the books she continually picks out and hands to me are the books in this series. She adores them. My husband and I have probably read these hundreds of times to her, and she is captivated by the art work and the rhyme. A definite must have for your little one!

Captivating to a baby!.......2003-02-23

I have all 4 of these Oxenbury books and both of my kids have been absolutely captivated by them. It is the only book that they will just sit and actively listen and follow from between 6-15 months. Watch their faces while another reads it to them and you will be amazed at how the respond to the simple, large pictures and rhymes. As an adult, I am attracted to more detailed and complex illustrations, but this is what a BABY likes! Any of her books are a perfect way to introduce you child to book reading.

Mesmerized!.......2001-09-26

This is my 8 month old's favorite book. Everytime I read it to her, which is everyday for the past several months, she goes into a state of bliss. She loves the big, happy, bouncy multi-cultural babies and I always sing the words to her for added pleasure. Great choice for infants.

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A Great Transformers comic book collection!

Transformers, Vol. 13: All Fall Down
Simon Furman
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ASIN: 1840233001
Release Date: 2002-10-01

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The hit animated TV shows Beast Wars and Beast Machines introduced a whole new generation to the Transformers - a race of robots able to shift form and become vehicles, weaponry and hardware. Now, at last, the original stories of those `robots in disguise' can be seen again in their world-shaking glory.

The civil war has spread from the Transformers' home planet of Cybertron to Earth and beyond. Ranged on one side: Optimus Prime, leader of the heroic Autobots; on the other, the malevolent Megatron and the evil Decepticons. The atmosphere is ripe for the coming of planet-eating super-robot Unicron, and for the Transformers…that's doomsday!

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A Great Transformers comic book collection!.......2002-06-02

This Transformers Graphic Novel collects Marvel US Transformers comic books #69-74! These stories were written by British fan favorite Transformers writer Simon Furman! The Artwork was done by British fan favorite artist Andrew Wildman as well! They are the creative team responsible for the success of the Marvel UK Transformers comic books! This Titan comic book collection has the most exciting Transformers stories ever produced! They were about the Gathering storm, the Comming of Unicron, Primus's Transformation and the Union between the Autobots and the Decepticons! The book also features the first apperance of the Neo Knights! Simon Furman's writing is superb! Andrew Wildman's art is top notched! This is a great collection for Transfans and fans of UK Transformers comic books! Simon Furman and Andrew Wildman did a wonderful job on these comic books back in 1990! Buy it! Highest Possible Recomendation!

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Another great page turner
Not her best - but an okay read
Definitely not her best
Psychological Thriller
"All Fall Down" can't be put down!

All Fall Down
Erica Spindler
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ASIN: 0778323757

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Another great page turner.......2006-05-27

I have just recently started reading Erica Spindlers novels and have been incredibly impressed and this one was no exception. From start to finish I had a hard time putting the book down. She surprised me with all the twists and spins added into the plot, her character buildup is always excellent so you feel like you know the people you're reading about. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes this genre. It was excellent.

Not her best - but an okay read.......2005-04-20

I love most of Erica Spindler's novels but this one just didn't grab me as much of the others did. Still, a good read.

Definitely not her best.......2004-10-07

I have now read 4 of Erica Spindler's books and am looking forward to reading her others. Where Dead Run, Forbidden Fruit and Cause for Alarm were excellent, hard to put down books, All Fall Down was very hard to get into and stay interested in. If you are just discovering Erica Spindler's talent leave this one for last and read all of the others on her list. I would not recommend this book.

Psychological Thriller.......2004-07-31

This is the first book I have read by this author, and I was impressed. This was a psychological thriller with many twists and turns . . . leading up to a satisfying end. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys the genre.

"All Fall Down" can't be put down!.......2004-06-29

From page one until the back cover, I couldn't put this book down. Spindler twisted the plot quite well. Who I thought comitted all the crimes wasn't correct. The reader will be in shock, surprise and not to mention other emotions. I absolutely recommend this romance/mystery thriller.

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Must read for History lovers.
A Note From the Author

We All Fall Down
Jeani Rector
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1588518728

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A gripping novel, set in 1348 England, which follows a young woman as she goes from a structured, sheltered life into one where normalcy falls by the wayside as a deadly bacterial infection invades the land, better known as the bubonic plague.

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Must read for History lovers........2006-09-05

I was cautiously optimistic about this novel when I bought it. However, I am thoroughly amazed in the clever and genuinely fresh look at history and the potential causes for the many difficult to believe events that cause the moral indiscretions that occurred in medieval times. Being a history buff, I find the level of historical detail very convincing in the tale that Miss Rector sets out in this novel. All I can say is this is a great book that you cannot be without.

A Note From the Author.......2005-04-27

Those of you who are familiar with my latest novel, "After Dark, A Collection of Horror," will recognize Elissa from the short story, THE BLACK DEATH, which is one of the thirteen stories contained within "After Dark, A Collection of Horror."

"We All Fall Down" was written in 2001, well before "After Dark, A Collection of Horror" was published. "We All Fall Down" is my first novel, and although not as strong as my second book, still, it does have some merit.

"We All Fall Down" is the original, unabridged version of Elissa's troubles as she endures the bubonic plague's devastating journey through Europe in 1348.

Historically accurate, "We All Fall Down" is a first-person's account of what it would be like to actually live in that timeperiod of such immense human destruction. Although Elissa is a fictional character, the events of the Black Death were very real, and captured in this unabridged, long version of the story.

The character Elissa Hastings starts as a naïve, innocent young girl, who is strengthened and matured by events beyond her control, or even beyond her comprehension. She grows up quickly in order to survive in a world of destruction and chaos.

So, if you have read the short story THE BLACK DEATH contained within "After Dark, A Collection of Horror" and would like to find out what happened to the character Elissa Hastings, why not pick up a copy of "We All Fall Down" and find out.

Information about "After Dark, A Collection of Horror" can be found on Amazon or at www.afterdarknovel.com

All Fall Down: America's Tragic Encounter With Iran

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Fantastic - an essential work
Quite Informative and Provides an Insider View
This book isn't abot Iran

All Fall Down: America's Tragic Encounter With Iran
Gary Sick
Manufacturer: Backinprint.com
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0595202535

Book Description

All Fall Down is the definitive chronicle of America's experience with the Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis of 1978-81. Drawing on internal government documents, it recounts the controversies, decisions and uncertainties that made this a unique chapter in modern American history. From his personal experiences, the author draws revealing portraits of the people who engaged in this test of wills with an Islamic revolutionary regime. A page one review in the New York Times Book Review praised it as convincing, fair and balanced.

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Fantastic - an essential work.......2003-04-02

The fact that ALL FALL DOWN has been put back into print is a testimony to its continuing relevance 20 years on. This is the best fly-on-the-wall view of an emergent situation I have ever read. It provides not only a chronology, but also personality insights into all the key players, rich cultural and religious backgrounding, and enough military and diplomatic detail to give it a thrilling quality far exceeding anything Tom Clancy could manufacture.

Brian Rubendell's review below is puzzling, because this IS an excellent inside view of the Iranian revolution, a revolution which could not have occurred as it did without the shortsighted bungling of U.S. foreign policy, particularly by Nixon and Kissinger. Carter's inexperience and bad luck, and the Establishment's blinkers, were also critical.

After reading this book 3 times, I am still at wit's end to understand the Middle East, but now at least I know what the critical questions are.

Quite Informative and Provides an Insider View.......2001-01-09

I love Gary Sick! The book was quite comedic in spots! The last reviewer was off a bit. His angle is just as important as anyone elses and cover the American side of the revolution.

This book isn't abot Iran.......2000-07-22

I expected that Gary Sick's "All Fall Down" was going to be an exciting account of the Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis. Instead, it was a boring account of the Carter administration's reaction to the Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis. Sick worked for Carter when the revolution helped turn the president's foreign policy program on its head. The hostage crisis more than any other event, contributed to Carter's defeat in 1980. Unfortunately, none of this makes for terribly interesting reading. The Iranian revolution is one of the most important events in World History of the last quarter century. But you would never know that from reading this book.

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