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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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	Five Children and It (Five Children, #1) by E. Nesbit, James Pyle (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.86 avg rating — 27,989 ratings — published 1902 — 2136 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
	Faery Tales from Hans Christian Andersen by Hans Christian Andersen, Michael S. Milne (Narrator), Nemo (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.07 avg rating — 13,297 ratings — published 1835 — 2453 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
	Election (Minding the Heavens, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Children's Wonder Book by Lucy M. Blinn (Contributor), Patrick Saville (Narrator), Lynda Marie Neilson (Narrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1895 — 4 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
	Wake Up Call (Harbinger; Terminus #1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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
	Megan Smart's Great Adventure by Gary Curtis, James Pyle (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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

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The City Stained Red (Bring Down Heaven, #1)

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Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human

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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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