Friday Night Lights (25th Anniversary Edition): A Town, a Team, and a Dream

Name: Friday Night Lights (25th Anniversary Edition): A Town, a Team, and a Dream
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (1249 reviews)
Author: H. G. Bissinger

by H. G. Bissinger

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4.5 (1,249)

4.5 stars from 1,249 reviews. Top 88% of Nonfiction books we track.

367 pages~6.1 hr readPublished by Tandem LibraryPublished 1990-01-01

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You're interested in how sport shapes community identity and want a book that treats the subject with real nuance, not nostalgia.
You like narrative non-fiction that gets under the skin of American culture and asks uncomfortable questions about class and race.
You've watched the TV show or film and want the deeper, messier story that inspired them.

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You want an uplifting sports story where hard work always pays off and everyone learns a valuable lesson.
You're looking for a technical breakdown of football strategy or coaching tactics.
You prefer books that celebrate small-town America without examining its contradictions and divisions.

About this book

This is an account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa, a high school football team with the winningest record in Texas history. The book examines how the team's performance profoundly influences the town around them. Odessa is socially and racially divided and not typically known as a place where dreams flourish, yet during football season from September to December, the Panthers' games become central to the community. H. G. Bissinger documents a season in Odessa's life, showing how the community's intense focus on the team shapes both the town and the teenagers who play for the Panthers. The book explores how this devotion inspires and sometimes damages those involved. This anniversary edition includes a new afterword by the author.

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Currently 4.5★ from 1,249 reviews

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