Skyhorse Publishing: 874 books

A mother’s life is changed by the indomitable spirit of an autistic daughter, in this “passionate book for families with special-needs children” (Kirkus Reviews). Lina was a normal and precocious toddler—charming, chatty, and joyful—but at the age of three came the first seizure,...

“[A] tribute to trees in poetry, prose, and paintings” with thirty color illustrations—from the author of Waltzes with Giants (Boston.com).   According to Peter Stone, any book about trees can’t help but be a book about people, and so his book is about our connection to the magnificence,...

**An “honest, compelling, and smart” memoir about growing up with an abusive father and the desperate search for a missing sister (Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times–bestselling author of Counting by 7s). Raised in the city, it took Sandra some time to get used to her new home in West...

The ultimate culinary road trip—an amazing and informative travelogue of America as seen through its food culture.   When the Saulnier sisters suffer one disappointment too many in their native France, they decide to pack up and try their luck in America. As journalists they have the run of the...

“A charming memoir about a pet bobcat, its owner, family, and friends. Readers who enjoy . . . Irene Pepperberg’s Alex and Me, will find much to love here” (Library Journal). When desert tour guide Forrest Bryant Johnson went on his daily walks into the Mojave, all was usually peaceful...

Fifty plants that can help treat common ailments. Among the plants growing abundantly on the roadsides we pass every day, many have medicinal uses that were once highly valued—but have been forgotten by much of the modern world with the rise of commercial medicine. Backyard Medicine...

A firsthand account of conflict on the Eastern Front of World War II told from the perspective of a Russian soldier. Honest and irrepressibly frank, this is the dramatic memoir of a Russian officer on the Eastern Front, where he played his part in a clash of titans and witnessed the shuddering...

“Top-notch . . . An engrossing account of life in the old British army, the actions of artillerymen in battle and the author’s experiences after capture” (Kirkus Reviews). Once a Hussar is a vivid account of the wartime experiences of Ray Ellis, a gunner who in later life recorded this...

An “illuminating, insightful“ biography of the man many regard as “the most important American book publisher of the twentieth century” (Kirkus Reviews). An impetuous outsider who delighted in confronting American hypocrisy and prudery, Barney Rosset liberated American culture from...

**“**Zapico gives a thorough and masterful pictorial retelling of Joyce’s life . . . A graphic novel that goes far toward illuminating the enigmatic author” (Foreword Reviews).   Winner of Spain’s National Comic Prize and published to acclaim in Ireland, here is an extraordinary graphic...

Winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière: An “ingenious” and darkly comic novel of love, obsession, and revenge set among the literary elite (The New York Times Book Review). Sir Edward Destry, the head of a distinguished London publishing house, and French novelist Nicolas Fabry...

“A thrilling, compelling novel about the gravitational pull of love and money . . . This is a story that takes up where The Great Gatsby left off” (Susan Cheever).   Isabel could remember the precise moment she tried killing her husband. Strangely enough, she couldn’t recall why. Thus begins...

Explore the world through the eyes of a female photojournalist in this “always absorbing” memoir—includes photos! (Publishers Weekly)   The story of a survivor, an explorer, and a truly independent spirit, Toby Molenaar’s extraordinary life is an inspiring tale to be savored. Orphaned in...

**“**A must read for those who thought they knew—and those who know nothing—about the shocking Tropic of Cancer genius who pushed the censorial envelope” (Myra MacPherson, award-winning author of Long Time Passing). Henry Miller was one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century...