false 85431 21 Secular religions are fascinating in the devotion and zealousness they breed, and in Texas, high school football has its own rabid hold over the faithful. H.G. Bissinger, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, enters into the spirit of one of its most fervent shrines: Odessa, a city in decline in the desert of West Texas, where the Permian High School Panthers have managed to compile the winningest record in state annals. Indeed, as this breathtaking examination of the town, the team, its coaches, and its young players chronicles, the team, for better and for worse, <i>is</i> the town; the communal health and self-image of the latter is directly linked to the on-field success of the former. The 1988 season, the one <i>Friday Night Lights</i> recounts, was not one of the Panthers' best. The game's effect on the community--and the players--was explosive. Written with great style and passion, <i>Friday Night Lights</i> offers an American snapshot in deep focus; the picture is not always pretty, but the image is hard to forget. 857093 1988 Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream total:2149|5:614|4:903|3:494|2:112|1:26| 2149 8414 2904 385 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 2 2 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 03 15:49:03 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 15:54:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 927593 0224076744 9780224076746 162 22 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179521449m/927593.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/927593.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 4 3 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 07:56:47 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 06 12:45:21 -0800 2007 more...]]> 6490011 18 3 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6490011-friday-night-lights 3 1 false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 12:00:12 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 12:05:12 -0700 2009
Wow, was I late to the party. The television show is excellent and I highly recommend it...more...]]> 1059733 0739446347 9780739446348 24 2 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059733.Friday_Night_Lights 5 1 false Wed Oct 22 15:54:25 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 04:13:35 -0700 2008
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10/21/08

H.G. Bissinger was born in New York City in November of 1954. He spent time writing for the Philadelphia inquirer. Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger is about a small town in Texas called Odessa. Permian High ...more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 2 1 false Fri Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 18:06:10 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 18:08:26 -0700 2008 1 Friday Nig...more...]]> 1621 030681529X 9780306815294 67 8 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158292301m/1621.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1621.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_And_a_Dream 3 1 false Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 17:26:26 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 14:45:53 -0700 2008 By H.G. Bissinger

Before I knew of the book, I knew of the TV show, which itself grew out of the film adaptation. And I knew it was about high school football in the heart of Texas where football and religion were one and...more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 3 1 false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 24 12:03:05 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 08 07:48:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 3 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 07 09:38:29 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 10:25:38 -0800 2009
And it was pretty good. There's huge potential...more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 5 0 false Tue Dec 01 19:54:03 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 19:54:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 5 1 false Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 06:44:29 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 07:01:22 -0800 2009 A.) Along the way, Bissinger discusses popularity, racism, sexism, fresh-baked cookies, memories, oil, home economics, class conflicts, statu...more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 3 1 false Mon Nov 16 11:59:41 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 13:56:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 0 0 false Tue Nov 03 08:57:59 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 08:58:41 -0800 2009 Friday Night Lights is a really good book. First of all, I would recommend this book to anyone who likes sports or football. That’s one of the reasons why I Like this book, because I am a huge football fan. Second, I think the author wrote this book because this is a true ...more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 5 0 false Tue Oct 13 14:45:52 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 14:55:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 1 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Oct 01 09:14:03 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 09:24:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 3 0 false Tue Jul 14 06:47:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 07:09:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 4 0 false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 06:26:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 06:47:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 2 0 false Sun Jul 12 23:24:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 23:35:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 5 0 false Wed Apr 08 08:42:10 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 08:42:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 4 0 false Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 19:32:20 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 22:10:12 -0800 2008
This is about a West Texas town that is as God fearing as it is football loving, where high school football is not just a past time but a culture, a tradition, and a serious source of hope for the thousands that come out to ...more...]]> 85431 0306814250 9780306814259 1648 306 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights_A_Town_a_Team_and_a_Dream 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Mar 31 18:38:09 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 18:55:46 -0700 2009 1 ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=85431