Friday night lights : a town, a team, and a dream / H.G. Bissinger.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780306824210
- ISBN: 0306824213
- ISBN: 9780306824203
- ISBN: 0306824205
- Physical Description: xiv, 413 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: 25th anniversary edition.
- Publisher: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015]
- Copyright: ©1990
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "With a new afterword by the author"--Cover.Includes reader's guide.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prologue -- Pre-season: Odessa -- The watermelon feed -- Boobie -- The season: Dreaming of heroes -- Black and White -- The ambivalence of ivory -- School days -- East versus West -- Friday night politics -- Boobie who? -- Push for the playoffs: Sisters -- Civil war -- Heads or tails -- Post-season: Friday night addiction -- The algebraic equation -- Field of dreams -- Epilogue -- Afterword.
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- Subject:
- Permian High School (Odessa, Tex.) > Football.
Football > Social aspects > Texas > Odessa. - Genre:
- Informational works.
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 796.33 BIS (Text) | 37810435475438 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | YA 796.332 BISSI (Text) | 34208203509475 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | 796.332 Bissinger (Text) | 33115007714520 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Franklinton Branch | 796.33/Bissinger (Text) | 72350000090602 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | YA 796.330 BIS (Text) | 34621704400129 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 796.33 B (Text) | 33258008510112 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 796.332 Bissinger (Text) | 30519010332602 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | 796.33 B (Text) | 39149008097099 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Wilkes County Public Library | 796.3309 BIS (Text) | 50501011403900 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
