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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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	Not Like Us 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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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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Doc Honour rated a book it was ok Fatal Error (Confessions of a Trash Droid #1) by Michael Cheney (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
No ending Good main character. Some good supporting cast. Mostly fun, rollicking and sarcastic adventure, but the STORY DOES NOT END WITH THIS BOOK. To this author and all aspiring indie authors: a novel has a beginning, a middle, AND AN END. A series ...more
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Even more touching than the first. It’s rare that a second book in a series rises to the standards of the first book, that one good enough to convince me to read the second. This is indeed that book. Karen Hasley created a whole new cast of character ...more
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Deep characterization Filled with emotions—pride, fear, satisfaction, tension, and love—the story of Lou Caldecott jumps into your heart. A woman ahead of her time, she makes her way in small-town business with forcefulness and integrity until a bad e ...more
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Doc Honour rated a book it was amazing Smiling at Heaven (The Laramie Series #6) by Karen J. Hasley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Touching, real, and hearty Karen Halsey has written one of the best books I’ve read this year. That’s saying something, because I also read the classics. She has a marvelous talent for emotion and character. Thea Hansen has depth and reality that we d ...more
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Doc Honour rated a book really liked it The Cash Cache Mystery: A Case Twins Adventure (Case Twins Adventures) by Dorian Rockwood	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An exciting plot with good writing Twin brothers get involved in solving an old case of illicit stashed money. Rock wood does a nice job of hiding the deeper story, so I’ll not spoil that. Good bantering dialog, nice action scenes, danger, and pretty ...more
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