Steven D Bennett: 30 books

If this not be the better verse thine eyes hath sought or seen, let if fall upon the cracks, unbought, to slide between. But if a smile befall thy lips while reading any verse, consider author's poverty and open up thy purse. Translation: You like the rhymes, and chuckles chuck, throw some dimes or send a buck.

A man with a terminal illness returns from the Holy Land with an artifact he believes has the ability to heal. Supposedly made by a carpenter in Nazareth some two-thousand years before, he seeks to have the object authenticated. Though the results are inconclusive, he is pressured by his skeptical...

A man becomes obsessed with a new girl at work, making him confront the fact that all his relationships have begun and ended the same way. Wanting to break the pattern and reconnect with his now separated wife and son, he finds old habits taking over, and he is torn between needing to mature and obsessing over each new girl he sees.

A psychiatrist is asked to help a man overcome a very odd fear--the fear of the letter 'e'. When the letter is encountered by the man, visually or audibly, it causes him physical pain, which has left him a virtual recluse. Enticed by the man's trust fund and his hope that the odd affliction may lead...

As Thadeus Cochran walks into Newbury, he feels peace that he has reached his journey's end, though peace is not an attribute the people of this small Connecticut town will ever associate with his arrival. His very appearance means one thing: someone, soon, will be murdered, and it will be up to him...

In 1888, Casey at the Bat was published in the San Francisco Examiner and became an instant classic. Written by Ernest Thayer, it was popularized in vaudeville and throughout the world. The anguish of the Mudville fans at their hero's failure is a feeling all baseball fans have known. But there has...

Time is running out for a man running away. Divorced, desperate and carrying more baggage than can fit into his new Camaro, he leaves his family and ex-wife for Los Angeles and the dream of being a musician. Without plan, he detours to San Diego to visit his father, who, due to a lifetime of lies...

A man is driving, following a distant dot that stays on the far horizon. The road ends at a shopping mall, and upon entering he meets his father, whose morning ritual was to walk the mall. He realizes, slowly, that he is dreaming, as both his parents have died. But that realization also gives him...

You're a rookie detective, and your grizzled veteran partner isn't thrilled at having to change your diapers after every murder. Nevertheless, he's walking you through your first case, like a children's primer, and it's up to you to keep your ears open, eyes wide, and mouth shut! Maybe, if you're...

Hollywood star and icon Cole Carpenter is returning to Newbury, the home of his youth, to be , honored. Among those awaiting his arrival is Bob, his best friend and biggest fan, who always saw the star Cole would become. Along with Laurie, the girl up the street, they forged a bond of friendship that...

A Twilight-Zone-esque story. Sebastian Sage--scientist, genius--is hard at work on the problem of global warming, on which he believes he has a solution. He is approached by a man representing a group called GREAT MINDS. Their belief, based on the diminishing intelligence of man due to social media,...

Gus Rogers believes he has hit the bottom of his newspaper career; he has been asked to write a story about Teddy, the like-named child star of the hit show, Teddy's Family. As he reluctantly enters the fake world of Hollywood, he is surprised to discover Teddy much more mature and intelligent than...

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the bible but discovered you were too lazy to think? You're in luck, for in 'Humor of the Gospels--Daily Study', an almost annual walk through the life of Jesus and his disciples, the thinking has been done for you. Also included are humorous insights followed...

If you find the bible to be slow, boring and hard to understand...maybe it's just you. Or maybe you haven't found the right commentary. Until you do, buy Humor of the Gospels and you'll soon find your spirits rise and money raptured as biblical mysteries are unveiled with such wonder you will anxiously...