Skyhorse Publishing: 874 books
Still Time
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
A noted Shakespeare scholar looks back on his life with love and regret in this “moving, beautiful story . . . about what can be repaired and what can’t” (Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves).
Until John Wilson met the warm, wise woman who became his fourth...
Carnage & Courage
A Memoir of FDR, the Kennedys, and World War II
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
This “sparkling memoir” sweeps readers along with the astounding true story of a socialite who would devote her life to her country in war and in peace (Kitty Kelley, award winning biographer).
At President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s behest, young Page Wilson left the United States to serve...
The Healing Foods Cookbook
Vegan Recipes to Heal and Prevent Diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Cancer, and More
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
The renowned nutrition expert and New York Times–bestselling author whips up recipes “loaded with nutrient-dense foods as well as flavor” (Chic Vegan).
America’s love affair with pro-inflammatory sugars, fats, animal proteins, preservatives, additives, and high-temperature cooking has...
Rowing for My Life
Two Oceans, Two Lives, One Journey
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
“A thoughtful memoir . . . Experienced sailors and thrill seekers will especially enjoy the details of the ocean adventures” (Booklist).
Kathleen Saville and her husband, Curt, had recently gotten married and were settling down in a small town in New York—when Kathleen started to realize...
by Michael Tisserand
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
This book “beautifully captures the world of one of America’s most unique, fascinating, and rockin’ musical cultures. The definitive work on the subject” (Bonnie Raitt).
An important book for anyone with an interest in life, American music, Southern culture, dancing, accordions, the recording...
Pardon My French
How a Grumpy American Fell in Love with France
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
An “entertaining and enlightening” travel memoir that explores the differences between life in France and life in America (Booklist).
To make a friend is a joy. To make a friend in another country is a wonderment—a small miracle. Pardon My French follows an American couple as they embrace...
Prohibition
Thirteen Years That Changed America
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
The story of the disastrous attempt to outlaw alcohol: “Informative and entertaining from start to finish” (Publishers Weekly).
A companion to the A&E show, this is a rip-roaring history of the US government’s attempt to end America’s love affair with liquor—which failed miserably....
The Substance of Civilization
Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
This fascinating book “is a good starting place to develop an appreciation for the history and nature of materials science” (Scientific American).
The story of human civilization can be read most deeply in the materials we have found, created, used, and abused. They have dictated how we...
Kremlin Wives
The Secret Lives of the Women Behind the Kremlin Walls—From Lenin to Gorbachev
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
International bestseller: An “intriguing” and “poignant” collection of “true tales and compelling confessions” from the women who witnessed Soviet history (Booklist).
A great deal is known about the all-powerful Soviet rulers who occupied the Kremlin, yet little is known about the...
Stanley Kubrick and Me
Thirty Years at His Side
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
A unique perspective on the director of such film classics as Dr. Strangelove, 2001, and Full Metal Jacket, from his personal assistant and confidante.
“As good an insider's view of middle- to late-period Kubrick as there is…funny and casual throughout.”—Kirkus Reviews
Stanley...
The Imaginary Girlfriend
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
“Detail[s] Irving’s parallel careers of writing and wrestling . . . with anecdotes that are every bit as hilarious as the antics in his novels” (The Denver Post).
Dedicated to the memory of two wrestling coaches and two writer friends, The Imaginary Girlfriend is John Irving’s candid...
by Andreï Makine
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
This remarkable novel spans eighty years of the twentieth century, from the author of Dreams of My Russian Summers: “An epiphany of heartbreaking truth” (The New York Times).
In this three-generational novel, Andreï Makine beautifully but unsparingly describes the almost uninterrupted succession...
by Andreï Makine
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2011
A moving, two-generational tale of two families from the acclaimed author of the New York Times Notable Book, Dreams of My Russian Summers.
They are virtual brothers, Arkady and Alyosha, young pioneers in Stalin’s postwar world, marching to the clarion call of socialism, to the stirring beat...
Master of Thin Air
Life and Death on the World's Highest Peaks
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
The true story of a man who climbed the world’s fourteen tallest mountains—named one of Backpacker’s “Five Adventure Books You Need to Read This Summer.”
On Earth, there are only fourteen mountains exceeding 8,000 meters (26,000-plus feet). Beyond that height, any climbers who dare...