Skyhorse imprint: 3212 books
A Fly Fisher's Sixty Seasons
True Tales of Angling Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Witty and heartfelt, Sixty Seasons looks back over more than half a century of fly fishing and writing about fly fishing. Steve Raymond returns with an informative and delightful collection of memories, stretching over his sixty seasons spent fishing.
Raymond takes the opportunity to write passionately...
Songs of the Baka and Other Discoveries
Travels after Sixty-Five
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Abandoning the comfort and security of a typical retirement, a couple travels and treks through the most isolated parts of the world.
After their retirement, Dennis James and Barbara Grossman decide to travel where tour buses won’t and where the US government says don’t,” incorporating...
by Ed Koch, Gregg Stebben
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Whether you love its pace or are mystified by its immensity, New York City has a seemingly limitless capacity to spark both refreshingly blunt observations and eloquent descriptions of its daily life and motion. It has inspired countless artists, musicians, and even politicians, all of whom embody...
Reborn on the Run
My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Aside from her rock star looks, Catra Corbett is a standout in the running world on her accomplishments alone. Catra is the first American woman to run over one hundred miles or more on more than one hundred occasions and the first to run one hundred and two hundredmiles in the Ohlone Wilderness,...
Modern Book Collecting
A Basic Guide to All Aspects of Book Collecting—What to Collect, Who to Buy from, Auctions, Bibliographies, Care, Fakes and Forgeries, Investments, Donations, Definitions, and More
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
“Highly recommended as a handy one-volume guide for the beginner and a tantalizing treat for the collector (The Sewanee Review).
Modern Book Collecting offers advice that answers all the basic questions a book lover and collector might have:
What to collect and where to find it
How to...
Accessing the Media
How to Get Good Press
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Accessing the Media takes the reader behind the scenes to understand how best to work with press to get publicity. Perfect for politicians, business leaders, lobbyists, and media junkies, this reference provides an insider's look at how the modern newsroom works, detailing the different roles of reporters,...
Generation Change
150 Ways We Can Change Ourselves, Our Country, and Our World
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
On November 4, 2008, the world entered a new era as Barack Obama was elected 44th president of the United States of America. With this momentous occasion, a new generation of foot soldiers was mobilized, ready to work for and with a man who convinced them that real change was possible. Yes we can!”...
Excuses for All Occasions
Alibis Apologies and Cop-Outs That Can Get You Out of (or Into) Trouble
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Looking for ways to escape or shift blame is a fundamental part of life. Here’s a survival guide full of ready-made excuses, from the student’s classic “My dog ate my homework,” to the motorist’s “Was that sign the speed limit, Officer? I thought it was the town’s population,” to the...
Corporate Ties that Bind
An Examination of Corporate Manipulation and Vested Interest in Public Health
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Twenty-four essays dare to take major corporations to task about their increasing power over government laws and public health issues.
In the twenty-first century, corporate influences have worked their way deep into government. As their power only increases, the arguments about their involvement...
Fortune's Spear
A Forgotten Story of Genius, Fraud, and Finance in the Roaring Twenties
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Gerard Lee Bevan had it all—and lost it all: An epic true account of greed, deception, and one scoundrel’s rise and fall.
Gerard Lee Bevan was the epitome of an old-school, well-moneyed character of the 1920s—arrogant, smooth, and highly cultured. Using a seemingly bottomless well of personal...
Lies and Liars
How and Why Sociopaths Lie and How You Can Detect and Deal with Them
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Approximately 12 million Americans, or one in twenty-five, are sociopaths. But what does this statistic mean? What exactly is a sociopath? What do they do to be labeled as such? And how many people are affected by them? While everyday lying has become acceptable and even socially necessary, it is...
The Art of Hugging
A Heartwarming Guide to Everyone's Favorite Gesture of Love
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Do you want a hug? It’s free! The Free Hug movement has been taking the world by storm since it first started over a decade ago. Conceptual artists and husbandand- wife team Delia and Brainard Carey have exhibited all over the world—now they’re ready to break down one of the world’s simplest...
Wild Yosemite
25 Tales of Adventure and Discovery from America's Most Beloved Writers
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
“Experience one of the country’s first national parks. . . . Its Giant Sequoias, close calls with avalanches, native birds, and breathtaking views” (National Geographic Traveler).
This literary collection explores the spectacular natural features of Yosemite through the eyes of some of...
La Americana
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
“Bowden Simón captures Cuba’s enduring allure in her debut memoir . . . She uncovers the indomitable soul of the island and finds a balm for her own” (Denise DiFulco, former senior editor, Latina magazine).
La Americana is the story of Melanie Bowden Simón, who, at the age of twenty-five,...