Mudslingers: A True Story of Aerial Firefighting (An American Origins Story)
Publication Date: 12/12/2023
The unique history of aerial firefighting as seen through the eyes of a pilot, former Navy SEAL, and current owner of one of the most successful aerial firefighting companies in the world. Blending historical context and first-person narrative, Mudslingers tells the dramatic and colorful story of aerial firefighting in America,…
Messengers: The Guitars of James Hetfield
Publication Date: 11/21/2023
James Hetfield shares his personal collection of treasured guitars and reveals the story and significance of each within his life and career as the front man, guitarist, and songwriter for Metallica. “From penning influential albums Kill ’Em All and Ride the Lightning on his original white OGV to resolutely reflecting…
M is for Music City: The ABCs of Nashville
Publication Date: 11/21/2023
Learn what there is to L-O-V-E about N-A-S-H-V-I-L-L-E! Whether they’ve lived here their entire life or have only visited the city for a weekend, many people hold Nashville as a special place in their hearts. But it’s more than just country music and bachelorette parties—and we’re here to prove it…
Inflamed: Abandonment, Heroism, and Outrage in Wine Country’s Deadliest Firestorm
Publication Date: 10/31/2023
WINNER OF THE 2023 IRE BOOK AWARD The dramatic story of hundreds of senior citizens left in the path of a ferocious firestorm and what the quest for accountability reveals about the increasing risks to our most vulnerable population. Just after midnight on October 9, 2017, as one of the…
Hendo: The American Athlete
Publication Date: 10/24/2023
A riveting memoir by the first MMA double champion and two-time Olympic wrestler who cut a polarizing path as a firebrand figure and went on to become a legend. “Dan Henderson is a savage. He came from a pure, wrestling background with very little striking training, and he went and…
Behind the Shoulder Pads: Tales I Tell My Friends
Publication Date: 10/24/2023
“I’ve had many amazing adventures in my life. Some stories, though, I have only ever shared with my friends.... Until now!” Dame Joan Collins has always believed that one should retain some mystery in life and hide a knowing smile behind one’s shoulder pads. In her new book, she returns…
Ain’t No Sunshine: The Smooth Soul and Rough Edges of Bill Withers
Publication Date: 09/19/2023
The first biography of Bill Withers, the most accidental music supernova, who walked away from fame and never looked back. Bill Withers entered the music fray as hardly an afterthought, rewrote the rules for a decade, earned a fortune, then, unable to square himself with the requisites of the music…
The Book of Annie: Humor, Heart, and Chutzpah from an Accidental Influencer
Publication Date: 09/12/2023
Wildly funny musings from an eighty-three-year-old TikTok sensation. “Understated” and “tasteful” could never be applied to Annie, and that’s just fine with her. A colorful actress with a decades-long career in TV, film, and theater—including a recurring role on Seinfeld and a center-stage spot touring with The Moth—Annie offers her trademark unabashed…
The Singers Talk: The Greatest Singers of Our Time Discuss the One Thing They’re Never Asked About: Their Voices
Publication Date: 09/05/2023
A groundbreaking collection of inspiring and instructive conversations about the beauty, brutality, discipline, and technique of being a successful singer. “This is a captivating look at both the nitty-gritty preparation and emotional energy that ‘it takes [for artists] to stand up to that mic... reach down into their guts, and…
Small Victories in a Great Big War: The Terrifying and Sometimes Hilarious Adventures of a World War Two Paratrooper
Publication Date: 08/08/2023
An incredible journey of traumatic near-death moments, day to day drudgery, amusing situations, and even brushes with greatness in World War II. Life for a World War II paratrooper was grave and perilous; John H. Canfield’s experience was no different. However, this young man found himself in so many crazy—sometimes…