Skyhorse Publishing imprint: 540 books

Scarred by a brutal attack, a woman must outrun her troubled past in this debut thriller with “fresh, compelling writing” (Kirkus Reviews). College professor Ellie McKay’s life is shattered when she is violently raped and her surgeon boyfriend is killed in a shocking home invasion. Reeling...

The Yoga for Amputees founder shares her healing journey in this empowering memoir of surviving life-altering adversity with courage, strength, and humor. From the Roots explores one woman’s decision to find grace, hilarity, and joy in the worst of circumstances. As a result of surviving...

American forces in the China-India-Burma theater during World War II. Joe Stilwell, known as “Vinegar Joe” for his caustic personality, was stationed in Burma during World War II and famously differed in strategy from other commanders in his division. In retrospect analyses, it’s said...

“Anyone interested in a unique look at the American-Anglo air war effort after the Battle of Britain, would do well to read Escort Pilot**”** (New York Journal of Books).   Spitfire, Mustang, Lightning, Thunderbolt . . . in the darkest days of World War II, these legendary fighters escorted...

The unbelievable true stories of the heroic men who rode submarines and protected the United States through the twentieth century. In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many of the brave men who traversed the depths of the sea into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. Here...

The critically-acclaimed Highliners series concludes with “a riveting tale of the complexities and harsh realities of the Alaskan fishing industry” (Publishers Weekly). For years, Hank Crawford has earned his place as a respected fishing captain in Kodiak, Alaska. But after he signs on...

The author of With Wings as Eagles gets into the cockpit with generations of fighter pilots on an illustrated trip through military aviation history.   Take someone with superior intelligence, unusual strength, perfect vision, catlike reflexes, exceptional marksmanship, and nerves of steel and you...

A cat takes some valuable time out of her sleeping schedule to explain a few things. As a cat, the author of this book has much advice and wisdom to share with felines and humans, alike. Humans do, after all, have a purpose in this world: providing high-quality cat food, both wet and dry, as...

The first comprehensive look at nature’s role on military history from the author of A Pestilence on Pennsylvania Avenue. Halley’s Comet helped to announce the fall of the Shang Dynasty in China, a solar eclipse frightened the Macedonian army enough at Pydna in 168 BC to ensure victory...

Two classic accounts of some of the Old West’s most infamous outlaws—the Dalton Gang and “Black Jack” Ketchum—in one volume.   Being an outlaw in the Old West was a dangerous, grisly business—twenty-three gunshot wounds and living to tell the tale, falling out of a moving train, decapitation...

**“**The most democratic of institutions receives a fitting tribute. Packed with colorful photos, illustrations and archival materials” (BookPage).   Throughout the history of the world, libraries have been constructed, burned, discovered, raided, and cherished—and the treasures they’ve housed...

A celebration of humanity’s feline fixation from the author of Dogtology. Does your cat own you? What has caused us to enthrone cats as the most popular pet on the planet? Why do we devote so much of our time and income to grooming, feeding, coddling, photographing, praising, providing laps...

While WWII raged across Europe, they fought not for fame or glory, but for their families, their friends, their neighbors, and their countries . . . As the Allies fought the Axis powers inch by bloody inch over Fortress Europa—from Scandinavia down to Greece, and from France all the way to...

A dachshund’s resilient spirit reveals how precious each day is, in this wise, heartfelt memoir by the author of Lauren’s Story: An American Dog in Paris. Kay Pfaltz is living a quiet, simple existence with her three beloved dogs when suddenly her life is turned upside down. While coming...