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The Great Battle
This is one of those stories you can read for the pure enjoyment of reading. Secret Wars was the original 12 part mega epic comicbook tale. All of the major players from Marvel were involved from Spider-Man to Dr. Doom, from Wolverine to Galactus. All taken to a strange new world which the characters call Battleworld. The point of the story is for the Beyonder (an all powerful being) to find out which side is better good or evil. So he pits Earth's greatest heroes against the best villains. What ensues is an all-out Marvel Superhero millitary campaign. With fun developments along the way: Spider-Man's Black Costume, the introduction of a new Spider-Woman, The X-Man Colossus falling in love with one of the inhabitants of battle world. All had far reaching impact on future Marvel books.

I thrilled when I finally collected all of the original issues of this series. A very fun read for any one looking to enjoy a great super heroe adventure. I don't know why the other reviewers chose to knock this book I guess they don't like heroic epics.

That Silver Age Feel
This series when it first came out got dismissed because of the Crisis On Infinte Earths that cast it in the light of being a knock-off.

Rereading this series twenty years later shows it to be a fun romp with many elements of the silver age in place (with big kudos to Jim Shooter who pracitcally built the fondly remembered Legion of the 1960s).

If you want serious pass this up-you want fun this is the spot for you.

Not bad
Having just finished reading the story, I can tell you that this was not a bad story. However, I think a mistake was made in the original comics in making this 12 issues long, as there were many extraneous moments that really did not need to take place. (The Lizard/Enchantress battle, for example.)

If you pick it up, you won't be disappointed, but there are better graphic novels.

Very Fun Book
Finding the issues in the flea market years ago around ten years of age, I was immediately hooked. All of the main Marvel characters are here, and even today its a fun read, though a little dated and the characterizations are a little out of date. Yes, it helped to start the mass cross-overs that later overwhelmed comics in general. But, this one is fairly well written, has excellent art for its time, and was a cross-over that actually had real impact in the ongoing books. This includes the replacement in the Fantastic Four of the Thing by the She-Hulk, the Hulk turning back to his more savage nature, permanent changes to the Molecule Man, Magneto sliding to the good side, and of course, the introduction of the black costume to Spider-man (probably the best of the changes in costume to occur over the years to different heroes) which eventually led to Venom, a great villain who was played out after awhile. The Doctor Doom characterization is dead on, and is one of the finest Doom stories. The only heroes to get a short thrift are the X-men, who are not portrayed particularly well, outside of Colossus. (And Daredevil, since he was totally left out). I recently gave it to my ten year old cousin and he was hooked on the Marvel Universe as well. It's not high concept, it's not full of philosophy, it doesn't try to change the world, it's just a really fun book. Remember those?

worth the the money.
This is one of the best crossovers ever. In it members from the X-men, Avengers, and Fantastic Four, get transported to a planet with the Hulk, Spider-man, Iron man, and Captain America. Also transported to the planet are a bunch of villians from Dr. Doom to Galactus.
They were transported by the beyonder, to a planet perfectly custom to all of their needs (easy weather control for storm), with one simple task, "Slay your enemies and all you desire shall be yours". And a great many fights ensue.
This features the first appearance of Spider-man's symbiote costume, the second spider-woman, and has the rebirth of Klaw.
This book is good, especially towards the end. But at some times is a little etchy. Over all it's worth picking up ... Read more

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Many people now believe that we are entering a dramatic new phase of world history in which for the first time ever, all societies of the Earth share an approximate common goal - prosperity through free trade and free market capitalism.Others argue that we are heading for a crushing form of globalism and that free trade will be a disaster. Graham Dunkley critically analyses the Uruguay Round of GATT as a whole and focuses on some key aspects: protection reduction, services and intellectual property liberalisation, the environment, the Third World and globalisation. ... Read more

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CD-ROM version. The technical progress of the 20th century has led to revolutionary changes in the world of commerce, which have proceeded at an increasingly fast pace since the end of the second World War. Trade has become internationalized. The container and, later, the computer have made many long-established business routines obsolete and required the creation of new ones. Today's businessmen must be equipped with a knowledge of economics, finance, law and technology in order to be able to make the right decisions.

This work is an attempt to reflect the complexity of modern commerce. Terms have been selected from a wide range of fields, including economics, finance, banking, stock-broking, customs procedures, and shipping. Account has also been taken of the fact that not all countries in the world are at the same level of development and so a number of older terms relating to customs procedures and piece-goods shipping procedures have been retained. Un ... Read more