George Johnson

Over its 105-year history, the NFL has built franchise empires, created icons, integrated itself into the fabric of American culture and captivated fans around the globe. At the core of the NFL are the stories of the iconic players and leaders who drove the NFL from a modest association struggling to define itself against the college game to the most exciting and profitable sports league in the world. Through snappy prose and historic photographs, NFL Moments catalogs the league''s larger-than-life characters and their defining stories. The book features these and many more moments:the founding of the NFLthe stories of the Forgotten Four and the emergence of Black athletesJoe Namath''s guaranteeFranco Harris and the Immaculate Receptionthe unrivalled improvisational skills of Patrick Mahomes.

Úplně běžně dnes uvádíme, kolik světelných let je od nás vzdálena která hvězda či mlhovina. Jak jsme ale na tato čísla přišli? Kniha nás provede od prvních pokusů o určení vzdálenosti Slunce a Měsíce, které podnikli antičtí astronomové, až k teoriím moderních velikánů tohoto vědního oboru, jako byl Edwin Hubble. V jejím centru však stojí téměř zapomenutý příběh ženy, jež na počátku 20. století objevila jeden z významných zákonů umožňujících měřit vesmír, příběh Henrietty Swan Leavittové.

This powerful YA memoir-manifesto follows journalist and LGBTQ+ activist George M. Johnson as they explore their childhood, adolescence, and college years, growing up under the duality of being black and queer. From memories of getting their teeth kicked out by bullies at age five to their loving relationship with their grandmother, to their first sexual experience, the stories wrestle with triumph and tragedy and cover topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, inequality, consent, and Black joy.