Talk:Kevin D. Randle

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[edit] Fact checking needed - degrees and books published

This line in the intro might wrongly give the impression to some that Mr. Randle got his Ph.D from the University of Iowa: "He is a graduate of the University of Iowa, and he holds a master's degree and a doctorate in psychology." In reality, it is a distance learning degree from California Coast University. Mr. Randle has fully admitted this (Google search). Next the article here on Wiki says he has written over 80 novels. His home page which is given on Mr. Randle's bio page on the well-known Coast to Coast am radio website says that he has published over 100 books of fiction and nonfiction. That is an extraordinary claim considering the man is 59 years old as I write this. Even if he could write and get published two books a year, that would still be over 50 consecutive years of getting books published. He's 59, remember. I want to see a list in this article of every title, year published, publisher, and ISBN number. A short story is not a book. An outline or synopsis of a proposed novel is not a book. A manuscript photocopied and distributed to your friends is not a published book. The U.S. Library of Congress credits him with 24 titles. Use the Wiki bio for best-selling author James Patterson (uses pseudonyms as well) as a guide to how to list an author's books. 5Q5 (talk) 00:27, 11 June 2008 (UTC)