"Goes down like a dirgeful beach read." -Harper's Magazine"I almost died laughing." -ROZ CHAST"My own departure would not be so bad if only Mr. Roberts could write the obit!" -KAI BIRDFrom celebrated New York Times obituarist Sam Roberts, the art of the obit: Who we remember, how we forget, and where we find the true meaning in a life.After nearly a decade be...

This fast-paced romantic thriller offers readers heart pounding mystery and suspense with action, adventure, murder, mayhem, and sizzling romance!Clovis Honeybun is working undercover to catch an assassin targeting his uncle, Senator Brick Honeybun. But his search is waylaid when he spots a pretty woman being mistreated by a guy who looks a lot like his target. Going rogue on a dangerous hunch, Clovis plunges down a trail that might be the right direction ...

The first rule of love - love life first (and most). Love stories are usually about almost anything but love. If you talk about love, most of the words used are about trying to explain the attraction. But that's just stupid. Love doesn't have sense, make sense, or behave sensibly. That's how you know it's love. If you can explain it, "You're not in love." Sometimes there is no escaping the past. In the small Virginia town of Weyer's Cave, prophecy takes center stage. "The day will come whe...

How do you detangle a monolithic system and migrate it to a microservice architecture? How do you do it while maintaining business-as-usual? As a companion to Sam Newman's extremely popular Building Microservices, this new book details a proven method for transitioning an existing monolithic system to a microservice architecture.With many illustrative examples, insightful migration patterns, and a bevy of practical advice to transition your monolith enterprise into a microservice o...

In a world meticulously engineered for convenience, why does achieving our most important goals feel more difficult than ever? We live surrounded by endless entertainment, instant gratification, and zero-friction solutions, yet this age of ease has created a hidden crisis: the comfort trap. This gradual, silent erosion of our standards leaves us feeling unfocused, unmotivated, and disconnected from the person we aspire to be. The constant pull of the easy...

What does it take to be a Black man thriving in a female-dominated profession?In The Reality, Dr. Sam shares his powerful journey from the streets of Ghana to the classrooms and hospitals of America. From caring for his aging father as a young boy to becoming a respected nurse educator in the United States, this memoir sheds light on resilience, identity, and the quiet strength required to rise above doubt and stereotypes.Through candid stories of struggle, sacrifi...

It's an exciting time for the Shivadh royal family! Gregory III, king of Askazer-Shivadlakia, is marrying kitschy TV chef Eddie Rambler...three times. There's the beach party in Eddie's hometown in California, a private wedding for Gregory's family back home in Europe, and a big formal blowout for everyone in Askazer-Shivadlakia to celebrate. Eddie's sister Monday is wary of the royals when they arrive in Santa Luna, but they seem nice enough. Gregory's stepbrother Noah even befriends the ...

This book came to me as I was doing my job (courier). The Holy Spirit is always with me. I always pray and ask for the Holy Spirit to ride with me on my daily route. I see things as He has created them for us, things that we take for granted. This book was written in hopes of opening your eyes to the very miracles He gives us each day. There are endless things that He does every day that we just don’t notice. He is fading away from us because we do not acknowledge Him. The Lord’s Prayer is...

Joe is just an ordinary boy until he makes a wish on a spooky Egyptian amulet... Now he's the Protector of UNDEAD PETS... and there's a ravenous rodent on the rampage! Dumpling the hamster got sucked up a vacuum cleaner. Can Joe help him sort out his unfinished business, so he can finally bite the dust?

Tap into nature's medicine cabinet and alleviate your ailments with this comprehensive guide to the healing herbs and botanicals.Better health and wellness can begin in your own backyard—literally. Discover the benefits of natural remedies with this definitive guide to herbal medicine and gain a greater understanding of how you can use plants to treat common ailments like rashes, exhaustion, inflammation, stomachaches, and so much more.What sets this herbal...

Paris 1890. SHERLOCK HOLMES is summoned across the English Channel to the famous Opera House. Once there, he is challenged to discover the true motivations and secrets of the notorious phantom, who rules its depths with passion and defiance.

Sam is the pen name of the author, blogger and poet Ms Sameera Kesiraju. A spontaneous writer by nature, Sameera's blogs filled with poems and short stories on a variety of themes and subjects including nature and human relations. These selections are a reflection of life, of you or of anyone who can swim through the rhythm of the words and experiences. Compiled from her popular blog Life-in-a-Jiffy.blogspot.com, they bring a breath of fresh air to the child within and reinforces the innoc...