Books with author Steven E. Burt

Excerpt from American Men of MindIt was the work of the principal laborers on this mighty edifice which we attempted to judge in Men of Action, and this was a comparatively easy task, because the work stands out concretely for all to see, and, as far as essentials go, at least, we are all agreed as to what is good work and what is bad. But the task which is attempted in the present volume is a much more difficult one, for here we are called upon to judge not deeds but thoughts - thoughts, that is, as translated into a novel, or a poem, or a statue, or a painting, or a theory of the universe.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Destroyer: A Tale of International IntrigueMadame Brisson, who was also little and fat with a white skin that was her pride, opened her eyes, stared an instant, and then sat up in bed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Destroyer: A Tale of International IntrigueMadame Brisson, who was also little and fat with a white skin that was her pride, opened her eyes, stared an instant, and then sat up in bed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Tommy Larson is a quiet fifth grader with only a few friends. He is also the only person he knows in the fifth grade with no father.If it were not for faithful friends like Kimmie Brown and Willis Nelson, he would be completely alone. When Mrs. Richardson assigns a project to write a tribute to their fathers, Tommy struggles with his lack of knowledge, and his moms’ reluctance to talk about his dad. His only chance is to create the perfect dad on paper.During his struggle to create an imaginary dad worth talking about, Tommy finally learns the truth about his father.

This is the large-print edition (2015) of the 2003 collection of 15 weird tales of the same title, a Bram Stoker Award Nominee (winner of the five nominees was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). Even Odder is #2 in the four-book Stories to Chill the Heart series by Steve Burt, whose other series (FreeKs) about paranormal teen detectives series recently won the Florida Book Festival grand prize, a Florida Author's & Publishers President's Award silver, a Moonbeam Award for teens, and 4 Mom's Choice golds.