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  • A Town, a Team, and a Dream
  • Written by: H. G. Bissinger
  • Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
  • Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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Friday Night Lights

Written by: H. G. Bissinger
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
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Publisher's Summary

The 25th anniversary edition of the number-one New York Times best seller and Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time, with a new afterword by the author

Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa - the winningest high school football team in Texas history.

Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn't known to be a place big on dreams, but every Friday night from September to December, when the Panthers play football, dreams can come true. With frankness and compassion, H. G. Bissinger unforgettably captures a season in the life of Odessa and shows how single-minded devotion to the team shapes the community and inspires - and sometimes shatters - the teenagers who wear the Panthers' uniforms.

©1990 H. G. Bissinger (P)2015 Recorded Books
Sociology Sociology of Sports Football (American) United States
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Great story, well told.

Best part is the Afterward where you get to see what happened to the main characters 25 years later.

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A story of Odessa

I agree with many of the posted review. Do not assume that the primary focus of this book is football.

The book is a story about the town of Odessa where football plays a big part of the identity of the town.

That said, the parts detailing the Permian games are magnificent. The back stories of the six Permian players that Bissinger follows are also captivating.

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