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Interesting career as an environmental engineer, mostly in manufacturing. Fairly decent chemist! I a history buff and so enjoy (and write) historical fiction, of which "The Good Harvest" is best...see it on Amazon. I am also a futurist, and I think the must disruptive technology in the next five decades will be biology...this makes a good stew in which to brew SF stories. See Smart Kat or Good Insurance for two good long books, both on Amazon.

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	The Good Harvest 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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
	The Good Harvest: A Maritime Settler-Family Adventure 4.67 avg rating — 3 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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It’s a Romp It has more magic in it than science,but for a quick fun read it it’s OK. I think Heinlein said to a primitive man turning a light switch looks like magic. Well, Mr. Williams sure took that to heart.
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Good not great Was interested in main argument for cognition. Meh, quite disjointed. Couple of interesting chapters. A grumpy editor would have benefitted Ms. H.
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A Romp Suspend your disbelief and just enjoy the romp. I think stuff like the chemistry may be poof-presto, but who cares.
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