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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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James Pyle spent a very long time, and a lot of money, in the pursuit of three marginally useful degrees at two private, and expensive, universities in Southern California. After many of years of rejection from major publishers, he finally decided to take the advice of others and digitally self-publish. The Minding the Heavens series is his first foray into that world and he hopes you enjoy it.

James has worked variously at a driving range, pizza place, concert and sporting venues, a gym, several bookstores, several movie theatres, a video game company, a legal publishing company, an advertising agency, and an electronics store. He has also spent time as a TA, a freelance writer, a freelance editor, an English professor, and a college admin ...more

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“Active listening involves both demonstration and perception.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator
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“The paradox of questioning is that simple questions can lead to detailed, on-target answers, but complicated questions get you single-word answers from a subject who doesn’t want to talk, and unrestrained answers from a person who does.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator
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“I begin classes with interrogators with the Santa Claus scenario.”
― James Pyle, Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning From a Veteran Interrogator
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