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Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream »
Authors: H. G. Bissinger
ISBN-13: 9780306815294, ISBN-10: 030681529X
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: August 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: H. G. Bissinger
In nonfiction bestsellers like Friday Night Lights, A Prayer for the City, and Three Nights in August, author/journalist Buzz Bissinger has demonstrated an undeniable knack for capturing the rhythms of life in big cities and small towns alike.
Book Synopsis
Return once again to the enduring account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa -- the winningest high school football team in Texas history.
New York Times Book Review
A biting indictment of the sports craziness that grips...most of American society, while at the same time providing a moving evocation of its powerful allure.
Table of Contents
| Preface | xi | |
| Prologue | 1 | |
| Pre-Season | ||
| 1. | Odessa | 23 |
| 2. | The Watermelon Feed | 38 |
| 3. | Boobie | 53 |
| The Season | ||
| 4. | Dreaming of Heroes | 73 |
| 5. | Black and White | 89 |
| 6. | The Ambivalence of Ivory | 111 |
| 7. | School Days | 128 |
| 8. | East Versus West | 153 |
| 9. | Friday Night Politics | 173 |
| 10. | Boobie Who? | 194 |
| Push for the Playoffs | ||
| 11. | Sisters | 211 |
| 12. | Civil War | 233 |
| 13. | Heads or Tails | 251 |
| Post-Season | ||
| 14. | Friday Night Addiction | 267 |
| 15. | The Algebraic Equation | 291 |
| 16. | Field of Dreams | 313 |
| Epilogue | 339 | |
| Afterword | 357 | |
| Acknowledgments | 364 | |
| List of Illustrations | 365 |
Subjects
Sports & Adventure
Football & Rugby Football - General & Miscellaneous
Sports & Adventure Football & Rugby Football - History
Sports & Adventure Football & Rugby High School, Amateur & Semi - pro Football
Football & Rugby Football - General & MiscellaneousSports & Adventure
Football & Rugby Football - HistorySports & Adventure
Football & Rugby High School, Amateur & Semi - pro Football