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"Buzz" Bissinger, the author of the football classic turned box office hit "Friday Night Lights", follows TLR an...more...]]> 45460364 1008236 531317 0618405445 9780618405442 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175570964m/531317.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175570964s/531317.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/531317.Three_Nights_in_August 3.67 46 2005 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:33:29 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:33:29 -0800 2009 Bissinger strikes out with only a few critics in Three Nights. With a knack for detail, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author picks apart the fundamentals of the game, enters the mind of one of baseball's greats, and provides the reader with a front row seat. His ability to bring to life America's pasti...

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Here's a few lines from the book -

Like Torre and Cox and
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