Friday Night Lights

Bissinger goes in search of a town gripped by American Football, and a High school team's hopes and shattered dreams. Now a major Hollywood film starring Billy Bob Thornton.

H G Bissinger

"Superb and disturbing - More than a sports book, it's a search for the America of ordinary people." Newsday "A remarkable book, fascinating from start to finish, full of surprises." David Halberstam "Friday Night Lights offers a biting indictment of the sports craziness that grips ... most of American society, while at the same time providing a moving evocation of its powerful allure." New York Times Book Review "Just about everything you could ask for in a sports book" New York Times