SKYHORSE PUBLISHING Spring 2018 Contact Information Editorial, Publicity, and Bookstore and Library Sales Field Sales Force Special Sales Distribution Elise Cannon Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. Two Rivers Distribution VP, Field Sales 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor Ingram Content Group LLC One Ingram Boulevard t: 510-809-3730 New York, NY 10018 e: [email protected] t: 212-643-6816 La Vergne, TN 37086 f: 212-643-6819 t: 866-400-5351 e: [email protected] Leslie Jobson e: [email protected] Field Sales Support Manager t: 510-809-3732 e: [email protected] International Sales Representatives United Kingdom, Ireland & Australia, New Zealand & India South Africa Canada Europe Shawn Abraham Peter Hyde Associates Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. 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The ordinance strikes me in the side of the head, instantly blinding me in one eye and crushing the right side of my face. n September 9, 2010, while embedded with an Army unit and talking with locals in a small village in eastern Afghanistan, jour- Onalist Carmen Gentile was struck in the face by a rocket-propelled grenade. Inexplicably, the grenade did not explode and Gentile sur- vived, albeit with the right side of his face shattered and blinded in one eye. He returned to the United States only to find his fiancé had been cheating on him. To make matters worse, his engagement was on the ropes and his fiancée was absent from his bedside. Blindsided by the Taliban chronicles the author’s numerous missteps and shortcomings while coming to terms with injury and a lost love. Inventive and unprecedented surgeries would ultimately save Gen- tile’s face and eyesight, but the depression and trauma that followed his physical and emotional injuries proved a much harder recovery. Ultimately, Gentile would find that returning to the front lines and continuing the work he loved was the only way to become whole again. • Advance Reading Copies • Comprehensive coverage in Gentile recounts the physical and mental recovery, which included a traditional and new media month of staring only at the ground on doctors’ orders, a battle with • Co-op available opiate-induced constipation and a history of drug addiction, night terrors born of post-traumatic stress, the Jedi-like powers of General David Petraeus, and finding normalcy under falling mortars in an Af- ghan valley. The result is an unapologetic, self-deprecating, occasion- ally cringeworthy, and always candid account of loss and redemption. Blindsided by the Taliban also features the author’s photos from the field that depict the realities of life in Afghanistan for soldiers and civilians alike. ARMEN ENTILE $24.99 hardcover (Can. $38.99) C G is a journalist who has written for some of the World (W) • CQ 32 world’s leading publications, including the New York Times, Time, ISBN 978-1-5107-2968-1 Newsweek, USA Today, and many others. He has covered both the 6” x 9” • 240 pages wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, embedding with soldiers on the front 16 color photographs line. His work has also taken him to Nigeria, where he reported on Memoir ebook ISBN 978-1-5107-2970-4 the continuing unrest in the oil-rich Niger Delta. He resides in Pitts- MARCH burgh, Pennsylvania. SKYHORSE • SPRING 2018 • 2 Laura Hartema BERING SEA STRONG How I Found Solid Ground on Open Ocean Full of unusual characters, mischief, camaraderie, and testosterone-fueled man-gossip. ering Sea Strong is a tale of adventure and self-discovery. The story portrays a young woman on a solo journey, pushed to the edge of Bthe earth and further from the weight of family—marked by divorce, death, disability, and depression—and a life she desires on land. Locked at sea for ninety days as the lone female trying to tuck in tight alongside twenty-five rough-and-tumble commercial fishermen in Alaska, Laura Hartema offers a rare glimpse into the intertwin- ing worlds of a fisheries observer and the crew she works beside. She graphically illustrates the challenges of daily life and relationships in a way few have seen before. Her story provides an unprecedented portrait of the bizarre and entertaining human dynamics aboard an at-sea catcher-processor vessel, where men battle dangerous working conditions, loneliness, and boredom while rivaling for the attention of the only woman. Between trough and crest, Laura ponders the trauma and tragedies of her Midwest childhood as her capabilities and resilience are regu- • Advance Reading Copies larly tested. In the end, the tumultuous Bering Sea is where she finds • Comprehensive coverage in the strength to overcome the wounds of her past, embrace life’s un- traditional and new media certainty, and steam ahead into the unchartered waters of her future. • Co-op available Bering Sea Strong demonstrates one woman’s determination to over- come obstacles in pursuit of a satisfying career and a better life. LAURA HARTEMA was born and raised in Chicagoland and earned a bachelor of science in biology from College of the Ozarks in Branson, Missouri. The challenging work and adventures depicted in Bering Sea Strong led to Hartema’s present career as an ecolo- gist focusing on stream and wetland restoration. Her passion for her work and love for nature spills into her community, where she leads volunteers in stream enhancement efforts. She encourages oth- ers to seek inspiration, beauty, and humor in her blog, LoveThisDay $22.99 hardcover (Can. $35.99) World (W) • CQ 32 (www.LauraHartema.com). Hartema resides in the Seattle area and ISBN 978-1-5107-3151-6 spends much of her time outdoors embracing Puget Sound and the 5 ½” x 8 ¼” • 208 pages Cascades and Olympic Mountains. 50 color photographs Nature ebook ISBN 978-1-5107-3152-3 MARCH SKYHORSE • SPRING 2018 • 3 Niall O’Dowd LINCOLN AND THE IRISH The Untold Story of How the Irish Helped Abraham Lincoln Save the Union An unprecedented narrative of the relationship that swung the Civil War. hen Picket charged at Gettysburg, it was the Fighting Irish 69th who held fast while the surrounding regiments broke and ran.W And it was Abraham Lincoln who, after the battle, picked up a corner of one of the Irish colors, kissed it, and said, “God bless the Irish flag.” Lincoln and the Irish untangles one of the most fascinating subtexts of the Civil War: Abraham Lincoln’s relationship with the men and women coming to America to escape the Irish famine. Renowned Irish-American journalist Niall O’Dowd gives unprec- edented insight into a relationship that began with mutual disdain. Lincoln saw the Irish as instinctive supporters of the Democratic op- position, while the Irish saw the English landlord class in Lincoln’s Republicans. But that dynamic would evolve, and the Lincoln whose first political actions included intimidating Irish voters at the polls would eventually hire Irish nannies and donate to the Irish famine fund. The Irish would repay Lincoln’s faith—their numbers and cour- • Targeted promotion to American age would help swing the Civil War in his favor, and among them history lovers would be some of his best generals and staunchest advocates. • Co-op available • Also available: NIALL O’DOWD is the founder of IrishCentral, Irish America Maga- How the Irish Won the zine, and the Irish Voice newspaper. He is also responsible for publish- American Revolution ing the IrishCentral.com community newspaper and the Irish Emi- $27.99 hardcover 978-1-63450-381-5 grant newspaper in Boston. Niall was awarded an honorary doctorate by University College Dublin for his work on the Irish peace process, which was a subject of a book, Daring Diplomacy, and a PBS Special, An Irish Voice. He has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, Huffington Post, and the Irish Times. He lives in New York City.