Skyhorse Publishing: 874 books
by John Graves
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
From “the most honest writer in America” comes this witty, wise, no-holds-barred memoir about man’s best friends—canine and cold, hard steel (Jim Harrison, author of Dead Man’s Float).
John Graves has been praised by fellow authors as “the best-loved writer in Texas” (Rick Bass) and...
Motional Blur
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
A search for meaning leads two men into the wilds of America in “a nonpareil road novel that winds up packing a real emotional punch” (T.C. Boyle, author of World’s End).
Disaffected surfer Luke Andersen doesn’t see much point to life. Besides catching waves and driving part-time for a...
After the Fire
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
From a former wildland firefighter comes a novel that’s “dramatic, exciting, affecting, and memorable . . . A fine debut” (Booklist).
Barnes, the supervisor of a Hot Shot wildfire suppression crew, is haunted by the season past, when many members of his dedicated, young team were killed...
Spare Parts
In Praise of Your Appendix and Other Unappreciated Organs
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
A tribute to the parts that aren’t so spare after all . . . “A mesmerizing perspective . . . unparalleled information, both arcane and titillating” (Manhattan Book Review).
This book sheds light on human body parts once considered extraneous, but now proven to play an important role...
Operation Wide Receiver
An Informant's Struggle to Expose the Corruption and Deceit That Led to Operation Fast and Furious
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
The shocking true story of the international sting operation that became a scandal—and a “must-read” eyewitness account of crime and betrayal (Ted Nugent).
In an attempt to stem the flow of firearms from the United States to Mexico, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
It's On the Meter
Traveling the World by London Taxi
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Three friends, one London cab, and 43,000-mile taxi trip in this tale of “high adventure filled with hilarity and mischief” (Levison Wood, author of Walking the Americas).
When three friends, fueled by an alcohol-induced dream to travel the world, clicked “buy” on an iconic London cab they...
Riding Sky High
A Bicycle Adventure Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
One man’s once-in-a-lifetime, round-the-world cycling trip and the physical, emotional, political, and cultural roadblocks he hit along the way.
Dropping everything to travel around the world is a common dream, but few imagine embarking on that journey by bicycle. Exposed to the elements, legs...
Master Manipulator
The Explosive True Story of Fraud, Embezzlement, and Government Betrayal at the CDC
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
“Unique in the canon of autism literature . . . A book which examines at length the political culture in which this epidemic has been allowed to happen” (Age of Austism).
In 2000, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) carried out a secret mission to bury, skew, and manipulate data in...
A Secret Life
The Sex, Lies, and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
“Lachman rips the lid off the sex scandals—and coverups—of the man who became the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms” (New York Post).
The child was born on September 14, 1874, at the only hospital in Buffalo, New York, that offered maternity services for unwed mothers. It...
The Family Guide to Preventing Elder Abuse
How to Protect Your Parents—and Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
A resource for caregivers who want to protect vulnerable seniors from exploitation and harm.
The rapid aging of the American population and its accompanying epidemic of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease has brought about an awareness of the increasing vulnerability of our elders. Taking care...
Return to Travers Corners
Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
This nostalgic collection of short fiction “celebrates the simple pleasures of rural Montana” (Publishers Weekly).
“Equal portions of Lake Wobegon Days and Winesburgh, Ohio, and add a dash of A River Run Through It” hailed Booklist on Scott Waldie’s first collection of stories in...
The Little French Bakery Cookbook
Sweet & Savory Recipes and Tales from a Pastry Chef and Her Cooking School
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
The lavish culinary adventure—with mouthwatering recipes—of one woman’s surprising journey from medical professional to master pastry chef.
A nurse who loved to bake on weekends, Susan Holding decided to turn her hobby into something more when she entered Le Cordon Bleu’s pastry program...
The Farmer's Cookbook
A Back to Basics Guide to: Making Cheese, Soups and Stews, Curing Meat, Preserving, Baking Bread, Fermenting, Pies and Cookies, and More
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
An essential resource for the modern cook, filled with family-tested recipes in sync with the months and seasons of the year.
Eating fresh, local produce is a growing trend, but lifelong Vermonter Marie W. Lawrence has been cooking with produce from her gardens, buying milk from the farmers...
by Roderick L. Haig-Brown
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
“One of the 20th century’s most gifted angling writers” continues his seasons series with this philosophical and informational book about fly-fishing (The New York Times).
From one of the most prolific and enlightening fly-fishing writers comes a book that’s perfect for both novices...