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Friday Night Lights
Description
Return once again to the enduring account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa -- the winningest high school football team in Texas history.Reviews
"Daytona Beach News-Journal," 12/19/08"The book is far better and more believable than the awful movie."
"Dallas Morning News," 6/28/09
"While Bissinger does present the unfortunate issues facing a West Texas town, it is a true example of the pride Texans have in their community."
"Men's Fitness," August 2009
"The movie and TV show are good, but the book that inspired them is even better...[A] compelling look at how the high school dynasty shapes the pigskin-crazed small-town community of Odessa, Texas."
"Townsend Times," 11/20/09
"Shines a revealing light on a Texas city's unhealthy football obsession...A powerful book, the title of which has become synonymous for high school football."
"Mobile Sunday Press-Register's" "Gift Books for Men" holiday roundup, 12/6/09
"An unsettling portrait...of Middle America through the lens of high school football. Bissinger nailed it."
"Teen Ink," January 2010
"This story is both thrilling and ast
Stock Information
General Fields
- : 9780306815294
- : The Perseus Books Group
- : Da Capo Press Inc
- : August 2006
- : 172mm X 107mm X 28mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : 400
- : H. G. Bissinger
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