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Iconoclast, polymath, and author, Doc Honour has been a US Navy pilot, an international leader in systems engineering, and a successful entrepreneur. He holds a PhD from the University of South Australia in systems engineering. Doc has led teams of up to 50 people to build complex systems; the system integration problem sequences in this book reflect his real-life experience. He has taught nearly 500 short courses to help others learn to do what he has done. Doc Honour’s short story Fishing Hands won a top (Gold) award in the 2022 Royal Palm Literary Awards of the Florida Writers Association. Born on Guam, he’s lived in 34 different places. These days, he lives in Florida with his wife and a willful Australian Shepherd named Chip.

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Breakdown of Advanced Civilizations

Sixth in a series on Civilization

What causes an advanced civilization to fail?

I’ve written about the importance of specialization and cooperation. Obviously, breakdown in civilization is likely also attributable to these two traits.

Cooperation without specialization leads to one form of failure, in which all participants do the same kind of work while sharing their results. This rarely happen

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Fantastically good—and then not I was totally enthralled with the first half. Astounding, amazingly good characterizations with richly different characters. The conflicts grabbed my soul and drew me in, as Marcus and Miranda fought for ascendancy each ...more
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Excellent, well worth reading Buzz Bernard has done it again with this, possibly the best in the series. In addition to his scarily realistic portrayal of aerial combat, he includes the deep anguish of generals who must send thousands of men to death, ...more
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A Super End to the series Eberz has a knack for tension, description, and character possessed by few authors. If you want a run-of-the-mill “thriller,” go somewhere else. This book delivers, and is by far the best of the Smoke series. Henry Smokehouse ...more
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Great tale with good action Filled with memorable characters, “Smoke” tells a story that gets better with each page. An emotionally tortured recluse veteran, hired to protect a best-selling sex therapist, discovers more than he can handle. Both reach ...more
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