Years ago, I read a book called "Where do we go from Here?" by an author named Ralph Neighbour. It gave me a burning desire to return to New Testament life, but it didn't tell me how to take a traditional church into cell-based ministry. This book, published ten years after Neighbour's book, really does explain an 8-stage process that works. If your church desires to move into cell ministry, you gotta read this book. When I last spoke with the publisher (TOUCH Outreach) I was told a field guide would be out some time in mid to late 2003. I'll get that too when it comes out. This is a good read, no matter what kind of cell groups you want to start.

Lynne Tillman is brainy, hilarious. If you love Hitchcock movies, Foucault, affairs of the heart and the coffee cup, Isherwood, Flaubert and the great Erica Jong, read Motion Sickness.

By a quirk of incredibly bad timing, Naval Institute Press declared Marion's memoir out of print the same week he was killed in June 1998. The sudden nature of his death created an instant demand for the book, but NIP had neglected to inform the Carl family or me (his coauthor) that the book would be unavailable. We are, however, seeking another publisher and hope to have the story of this incredible aviator and exceptional man available again.

Barrett Tillman

Rainer Tillman creates the most amazing music. The songs are deeply soothing (not for driving), excellent for meditation or relaxation. I don't know how this secret continues to be kept. The 'Seven Metals: Singing Bowls of Tibet', a best seller on new age charts, comes close, but both of Rainer's 'Sounds of the Planets' CD's are better. I highly recommend them.

...through a unique vision of the world we're struggling to be in - through the alternation of worlds. A glimpse into the nature of things, situation, and people. Precise sentiments. Bold language. Innovative forms. Rewarding for young writers and readers who enjoy variety in literature. Leave this book alone though if you're used to more traditional stuff - not that everyone would like Lynne Tillman.

I personally have been fascinated by the history of the war in the Pacific. In particular, it is the carrier battles that have held my interest and fascination. Barrett Tillman provides an excellent account of the history of one of the most important naval fighters of all time. The F4F held the line against the superior Japanese A6M Zero until more advanced and capable fighters (the F4U and F6F) could be introduced to push the Japanese back across the Pacific Ocean. This book gives the details of the Wildcat's development and battle history, from Midway until the end of the war where it was serving on the escort carriers. This book is highly recommended!

View From Above provides the first overview of Wolfgang Tillmans' works, from his contemporary portraits of urban environments to his abstract pictures produced without negatives, by exposing photo paper to light. Full-page photo displays allow for an easy viewing and appreciation of Tillmans' works and will introduce many a newcomer to his exciting approaches to subject and color.

Barrett Tillman is a well-known aviation writer an enthusiast. He has written over thirty books about the W.W. II United States Navy and USN carrier aviation. "Warriors" was his first venture into fiction. This novel is just plain trash: unbelievable concept, subtle anti-Semitism, and an unabashed worship of Saudi Arabia. The writing is mediocre and not up to the high standards of Tillman's historical books.

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UNBELIEVABLE CONCEPT:
The basic plot premise of the novel is that the Saudi Arabian king hires a former United States Navy (USN) fighter jock to build a Top Gun fighter school for the Saudis who will then unite the Arab World to destroy Israel. The only thing that the Arab world has been able to unite behind so far is Israel's destruction. This is believable. However, the idea that the more radical Arab states would submit to being led by "more moderate" Saudi Arabia is very farfetched.

DOGFIGHTERS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE:

The USN fighter jock makes three assumptions:

1. "Only airpower can defeat airpower"
2. "Pilot quality is the decisive factor in combat between aircraft."
3. The F-20 Tigershark, a cheap and simple fighter, will have better mission turn-around rates than more complicated multi-mission aircraft.

In the book, a Top Gun school is set up for the Saudis to make them into world-class aviators, which is done by recruiting fighter aces from around the world to be their teachers. These foreign pilots train Saudi aviators to be fighter jocks and the best pilots among each class return to teach other Saudis. Meanwhile, a maintenance corps required to keep F-20 fighter planes up and flying is set up.

Tillman's idea is an interesting one, but it's also a rather far-fetched concept. This book was published in 1990 and during the 1991 Desert Storm conflict, Saudi Aviators proved to be less than impressive flyers. This isn't to say that there aren't some world-class pilots among the Saudi armed forces, but as a group, Saudi flyers didn't perform well. Despite flying some of the most technologically advanced aircraft in the world, Saudis still have great difficulty maintaining their weapons and are still dependant on Western technicians to maintain them.

Saudi Arabia also still has an abysmal literacy rate despite great efforts to educate the Saudi population. It is true that many Saudi Arabians are very bright and well educated, but this tends to be only among the highly privileged who can afford to study abroad. It's hard to imagine that one fighter jock could turn so many societal shortcomings around and build the necessary resources to train adequate numbers of pilots and technicians to destroy the Israel Air Force.

Perhaps another questionable assertion that Tillman makes is that, in future warfare electronic warfare, opposing electronic weapons will cancel each other out (Page 272) making radars near useless. History, to date, has taught us anything but this lesson.

SUBTLE Anti-Semitism:
Tillman writes about Israel with a subtle animosity although he apparently has respect for the Israeli military. The US administration is very upset with Israel. Tillman is able to justify this by having Israel successfully invade Jordan under the pretext of destroying terrorists. Tillman's US government is prepared to appease terrorists and give in to moral relativism. Even when Saudi Arabia and Israel go to war, the US government doesn't treat Bennett and other foreign aviators as mercenaries or worse (Page 96), which they most definitely would be if they were fighting for foreign powers.

Not only that, Tillman drops a piece of information frequently used by anti-Semites, Bennett's brother was stationed on the USS Liberty, a US spy ship that wandered too close to the war zone during the 1967 Six Day War and was mistakenly fired upon by Israeli combatants (Page 58). In Tillman's defense, he does mention the Stark and Vincennes episodes. However, Tillman conveniently transforms his dropping of the Liberty into an excuse that it would be in the best interests of the USA arm Saudi Arabia. In another quote, Tillman blames the Israelis for the lack of peace in the Middle East (Page 234).

Tillman also repeats the sorts of assertions that the anti-Semitic Arab media continues to make to this day (Page 132-133) without putting such information into perspective or revealing it for being false:

'''But you know the Jewish influence in America.' Aziz's voice had a brittle edge. 'It is endless, there is no bottom to it.'
Musad was about to reply that he could not blame any nation or group that acted from self-interest. It was the way of the world. Aftah looked up from his notes. 'Yes, that is so. The Israelis can do almost anything they wish where the U.S. is concerned. They can spy on the Americans; they can lobby against American interests in the U.S. Congress. They have even killed Americans with impunity.'
He looked over the top of his bifocals. 'They cannot produce oil for the Americans. But we can.'"

That entire quote is chocked full of anti-Semitic mistruths.

SAUDI PROPAGANDA:
Tillman must have gone to a Saudi embassy for his research and historical background. It is blatantly pro-Saudi and brushes over any questionable information regarding Saudi history and legitimacy. He frequently quotes the Koran even using quotes from the Koran to describe the Saudi Arabs as perfect warriors (Page 109) from whence comes the title of the book.

The great majority of novel advocates that Saudi Arabia and the USA should be closer allies. I wonder how Tillman would have felt about this novel after the 9-11 disaster perpetrated mostly by Saudi Arabian citizens. We'll never know since Tillman passed away in the year 2000, may he rest in peace.

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I recommend AGAINST reading this book.

It is very poorly done. While there are many good ideas, the bad ones far outweigh the good ones. I recommend reading Lon Nordeen, Eric Hammel, Michael Oren, or a host of other authors.

Review by: Maximillian Ben Hanan

One of the best books of dogfight I ever read

This book by Barrett Tillman shows a deep and incisive understanding of air power. It discusses in an easy to read format, basic but very important principles regarding the development, growth and application of airpower. This was done from the perspective of an experienced combat aviator - and makes it a must read for those interested in air combat and air strategy.

I am certain that this book must have been interesting reading for the countries in the Middle East, and specially Saudi Arabia and Israel. I would even dare say that the basic insights it contains makes it a must-read for air-force academies all over the world.

Combat #3 offered up four good stories by four good authors.
The first story was written by Harold Coyle.He told of a special Army unit made up of cyber warriors. They are recruited to combat the growing attacks by hackers whocause online terrorism around the world. The next story is by Ralph Peters. His story takes place in the Balkan states. A U.S. Army observer is taken hostage by the people he is sent over to observe.James Cobb tells of a U.S. calvary unit that does combat with an Algerian recon division that is attempting to attack a helpless African country.R.J. Pineiro,one of the rising stars among today's authors tells of a Russian terrorist seizes a space station
equipped with nuclear warheads.It is up to Marine Diane Williams to stop him.Four good stories for the price of one. Read this. You will enjoy it.

This was a really good buy. I have read all of Coonts books along with Clancy (except his Net Force), Brown, & Coyle. This is a great book for when you want to get down and dirty with the action within a short period. Each short is creatively done and reflects different views on combat and its effects on people and machines.

This is also a great way to learn about up and coming authors in this particular field.

This is a very novel concept to writing a book. In Combat#1 you
have Larry Bond,Dale Brown,and David Hagberg as the authors of three short novels.These are three of the most read authors all
together in one book.The first story written by Larry Bond is
cakked Lashup. In this story the Unites States has to deal with
China shooting down their satellites. A very good story.The next
story is written by Dale Brown. This story tells about the role
of a review board.It also has some good sequences. The third story is written by David Hagberg which features his favorite
action character Kirk McGarvey. This story involves the rescue of a Chinese dissident. This series of books is truly quality
reading. You have some of the best authors in the world featured in the Combat series. Buy this book. You will not be dissapointed.

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