Friday night lights
a town, a team, and a dream
by Buzz Bissinger
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H. G. Bissinger's exquisitely written account brings into sharp focus the bitter struggle between sports and education in Odessa, Texas, as well as in high schools and colleges nationwide.
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Social aspects of Football, Permian High School (Odessa, Tex.), Social aspects, Football, nyt:sports=2014-08-10, New York Times bestseller, School sports, Texas, history, local, Texas, social life and customs, Sports, social aspects, Football, history, Sports, united states, nyt:sports=2015-09-13, Permian High School (Odessa, Tex.) -- Football., Football -- Social aspects -- Odessa (Tex.)Places
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Friday night lights: a town, a team, and a dream
2015, Da Capo Press
in English
- 25th anniversary edition.
0306824213 9780306824210
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Friday night lights: a town, a team, and a dream
2004, Da Capo Press
in English
- Da Capo Press movie tie-in ed.
0306813742 9780306813740
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Friday night lights: a town, a team, and a dream
2004, Da Capo Press
in English
- 1st Da Capo Press mass market ed.
030681529X 9780306815294
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Friday night lights: a town, a team, and a dream
2000, Da Capo Press
in English
0306809907 9780306809903
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Friday night lights: a town, a team, and a dream
1991, HarperPerennial
in English
- 1st HarperPerrenial ed.
0060974060 9780060974060
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Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business. In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times, its murder rate skyrockets. But every Friday night from September to December, when the Permian High School Panthers play football, this West Texas town becomes a place where dreams can come true.
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