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"[Relates the story of the iconic football family, the Mannings, composed of] three NFL superstars: Archie Manning, the Ole Miss hero-turned-New Orleans Saint, his son Peyton, widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play the game; and Peyton's younger brother, Eli, who won two Super Bowl rings of his own"--Provided by publisher.

As a kid, Lonnie Johnson liked to invent things. He often faced prejudice as an African American growing up in the segregated southern United States, but he eventually became an engineer for the US Air Force and NASA. He was working on a different invention when he came up with the idea for a new type of water gun. Johnson knew his toy was more powerful than other squirt guns---he just needed to find a way to make the Super Soaker available to kids all over the country. Learn how Johnson overcame many challenges to become a brilliant engineer and inventor.

A biography of Lonnie Johnson, an engineer at NASA who is best know for inventing the Super Soaker water gun.

In this remarkable memoir-written during her pivotal first years of becoming her authentic self-Caitlyn Jenner reflects on her past as she looks to her future.

Countless media outlets reported it: 2015 was the year of identity. And by and large, Caitlyn Jenner was a central figure in forging that dialogue. When she revealed her gender identity as a trans woman, Jenner shocked the public with her frankness, bringing awareness of transgender rights into the public spotlight. This biography tracks the life of one of America's most beloved athletes and television personalities, putting emphasis on her role as a celebrity advocate for transgender individuals. Sidebars highlight other celebrity figures who paved the way for Jenner and cover important topics such as language sensitivity and transgender suicide rates.

In April 1972, SEAL Lieutenant Tom Norris risked his life to rescue two American airmen who were shot down behind North Vietnamese enemy lines, a feat for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor. Six months later he was sent on a special reconnaissance mission where he would be severely wounded. SEAL Petty Officer Mike Thornton, under heavy fire, fought his way back to Norris's embattled position to rescue his officer. Mike Thornton also received a Medal of Honor. This is the only time in modern history that the Medal of Honor has been awarded in a combat action to one soldier for saving the life of another Medal recipient.

Lonnie Johnson was always building things. As a kid he made rockets. As a teenager he built a robot from scratch. As an adult he worked for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Galileo orbiter and probe that studied Jupiter. And then one day, while hooking up his latest invention to the bathroom sink to test it out...WHOOSH! Meet the innovative engineer who unexpectedly invented one of the most popular toys of all time - the Super Soaker.

A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.

A survivor of the horrific 1972 plane crash that stranded his rugby team in the Andes for seventy-two days provides his account of the ordeal and of his desperate expedition across seventy miles of frozen wilderness to find help.

An account of French aerialist Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the newly completed World Trade Center towers in New York City.