If you've read the prior collections in this series and you thought things couldn't get any better, well you ain't seen nothing yet. This installment of the Swamp Thing graphic novel series contains just six issues from Alan Moore's run (#51-56), but that does include the double-sized blockbuster issue #53. In any case, quantity is meaningless here because Moore and his artistic team have reached the dizzying heights of their powers, unleashing the most mindboggling and gutwrenching stories in comic history. The basic subplot running through the series at this point is Abby's arrest for immoral conduct while Swamp Thing was off saving the universe, and her escape to Gotham City. As Swampy is searching for his true love, she is being held by the authorities in Gotham. In the overwhelming "Garden of Earthly Delights" (issue #53) Swamp Thing unleashes his full elemental powers on the uncaring city that imprisons his lover, and even temporarily defeats Batman in the process. Sadly, Swampy is supposedly assassinated by government agents, and finds his spirit floating in outer space. This is where Moore's imagination really goes into overdrive, giving us the highly unique and moving story "My Blue Heaven" (issue #56), a tremendous tale of loneliness and soul-searching, where Swamp Thing is blue in more ways than one. This episode is also another pinnacle for the artistic team, and much credit must go to colorist Tatjana Wood for her moody and unconventional work. By this point regular artists Stephen Bissette and John Totleben had mostly moved on - Bissette was only doing the covers and Totleben's only major contribution is "Garden of Earthly Delights." The artistic torch had been passed to the outstanding team of Rick Veitch and Alfredo Alcala, who barely miss a beat in keeping the series' haunting and lovely artwork rolling. The only sad thing about this edition of the Swamp Thing series is that fact that Moore's run would soon come to a close.

Ever since the Alan Moore's Swamp Thing Graphic Novels have been coming out I've been making sure to get every one. I like the EC horror feeling to them. Most of the time though something bad happens to ordinary mortels and Swamp Thing shows up and is the means to an end. This time things are different.

Abby Cable, after being accused of "hugging vegstibles" flees to Gotham City. There she is picked up again and put on trial. Swamp things returns from the "American Gothic" tour and looks everywhere for his beloved. When he finds out she's in jail in Gotham needless to say he's [angry] and rips Gotham a new one. Now Swamp Thing is the agressor terrorizing all those innocent mortals untill he gets his love back and not even Batman can stop him (Yeah, Batman can kick anyone ..., but swampy is now on a God level. He turns Gotham into a jungle on a whim)
Trying not to give too much away my favorite Swamp thing story in the book (Perhaps the whole series) is "My Blue Heaven". It's a beautiful, exotic, weird and engrossing tale. It's about the human condition set in a weird alien world. Jonathan Lethem would be impressed. He's the writer of "Girl in Landscape" and "Amnisia Moon". Check him out too.

Controversy about the conflicts between free trade and the environment has been escalating since the 1970s. Indeed, the debate on free trade versus environmental protection threatened to derail the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and has generated concern, dialogue, and criticism about the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Trade and the Environment addresses this now well-known debate with an impressive collection of previously published articles. The editors have assembled 19 articles by respected economists, policy experts and legal scholars.

This collection will prove helpful to scholars - particularly those writing in or across the disciplines of law, economics, and policy. In most cases, scholars working on the questions revolving around fair trade versus free trade have developed their expertise and focus in one of the three fields makes the desirability of such a compilation clear. Reference to the collection can save significant time over the alternatives of individual research. While online databases make entering three different libraries unnecessary, the convenience of a collection of related writings far outweighs the use of online searches to discovering such a cross-section of work. Moreover, reading the articles in conjunction adds dimensions to the works and allows the reader to follow the strings developing concepts.

In the Introduction, the editors provide a readable summary of each of the articles, an explanation of the contribution of the article to the literature of the field, and thoughtful commentary.

The scholarship assembled here begins the process of taking environment values and risks seriously, a process that has been called the "greening" of economics. The works collected in Trade and the Environment highlights the growing interest among economists and scholars in environmental issues and mark the evolution of international policy towards recognition of environmental values. They suggested that environmental regulations do not necessarily impair significantly the competitiveness of countries that implement and enforce rigorous environmental protections. From any perspective, it is wise to attain an awareness of what is the tail and what is the dog in this debate. To the extent that environmental values are allowed to trump free trade, we risk a net loss of competitiveness and market efficiency. To the extent that economics values are allowed to trump environmental values, we risk more: our physical well-being and that of the planet upon which we all depend for survival.

Irma S Russell Cecil C Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

This book is a terrific collection on these issues, indispensible for researchers. From my perspective, the legal section is the most helpful, although all parts are illuminating to the issue as a whole.

A good story with good art, featuring the first appearence of the Marauders, the foundation for Excalibur, the loss of Angel's wings, and the deaths of most of the Morlocks! There are two Wolvie vs. Sabretooth battles and some sub plots featuring X-Factor, Power Pack, Thor, and the New Mutants.

This is a complete collection of what is probably the first crossover storyline ever in the X-Men titles. Claremont wrote this one long before Marvel's current economic straits, when good writing came first and foremost. Includes the hard-to-find Thor and Power Pack issues as well.

What, an *entire* book on copepods? Yes, and at a necessary length as well. The most abundant metazoan on the planet has now been given its proper due. This is a vital resource for not only plankton researchers, but should also have a close and easy spot on any marine ecologist's bookshelf. This is a true treatise of calanoid copepod biology including: systematics, anatomy, physiology, ecology and behavior. I can think of no other single source that is so useful to instructors and plankton researchers.

Alan Flattmann is THE New Orleans French Quarter artist. This incredible city has influenced countless artists, and for good reason -- many people say that this old neighborhood is more European than many European cities. The incredible scope of the work is impressive. There is a major painting (oil or pastel) on almost every page. Jazz bands, Mardi Gras revelers, historic store fronts, wrought iron railings, and beautiful architecture - it is all here.

Probably the best account of its subject matter out there.

Buy it now. I have other driving books, some good, some not so... this one, EXCELLENT! Teh technique of driving is what so many people just do not understand, this tells you and then shows you in superb pictures. I recommend this book for beginning drivers as well as experienced racers. This is one of those books that you will learn something no matter who you are, after all, Senna was the greatest ever! Jeff Mulvihill, Jr.

This is a marvelous coloring book. Thirty five birds are sketched in considerable detail, including appropriate backgrounds. In addition, each page includes detailed information about the bird. And the cover includes a photo of each page appropriately colored for your reference. As a reference tool for painters, as an educational tool for children, or simply for pleasure, this is one book I would highly recommend.

Full of humor and glee, just an excellent work all around. Well done.

Its time to remove government from schools, and give more power back to the parents regarding the education of their children. Our society has a problem (thanks to democrats) of erasing self accountability. If you want to get a definitive review of what the charter schools system could do, then read this book.