Friday Night Lights (25th Anniversary Edition)

Friday Night Lights (25th Anniversary Edition)
Author: H. G. Bissinger
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2015-08-11
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0306824221

Download Friday Night Lights (25th Anniversary Edition) Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Named Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time and a #1 NYT bestseller, this is the classic story of a high school football team whose win-loss record has a profound influence on the town around them. 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, Pulitzer Prize winner 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. The inspiration for the hit television program and film of the same name, this anniversary edition features a new afterword by the author.

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights
Author: H. G. Bissinger
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2005
Genre: Football
ISBN: 0224076744

Download Friday Night Lights Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

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

A Prayer for the City

A Prayer for the City
Author: Buzz Bissinger
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2015-04-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1101969911

Download A Prayer for the City Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Friday Night Lights, the heart-wrenching and hilarious true story of an American city on its knees and a man who will do anything to save it. A Prayer for the City is acclaimed journalist Buzz Bissinger's true epic of Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell, an utterly unique, unorthodox, and idiosyncratic leader willing to go to any length for the sake of his city: take unions head on, personally lobby President Clinton to save 10,000 defense jobs, or wrestle Smiley the Pig on Hot Dog Day—all the while bearing in mind the eternal fickleness of constituents whose favor may hinge on a missed garbage pick-up or an overzealous meter maid. It is also the story of citizens in crisis: a woman fighting ceaselessly to give her great-grandchildren a better life, a father of six who may lose his job at the Navy Shipyard, and a policy analyst whose experiences as a crime victim tempt her to abandon her job and ideals. "Fascinating, humane" (The New Yorker) and alive with detail and insight, A Prayer for the City describes the rare combination of political courage and optimism that may be the only hope for America's urban centers.

Leverage

Leverage
Author: Joshua C. Cohen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2012-09-27
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0142420867

Download Leverage Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

A timely book about bullies, their victims, and a high school football team where winning is the only thing that matters This intense sports novel will strike a chord with those who followed the tragic football stories that broke in 2011. In this heart-pounding debut, Joshua C. Cohen conveys the pressures and politics of being a high school athlete in a way that is both insightful and compelling. At Oregrove High, there's an extraordinary price for victory, paid both on and off the football field, and it claims its victims without mercy. When the unthinkable happens, an unlikely friendship is at the heart of an increasingly violent, steroid-infused power struggle. This is a book that will stay with readers long after they turn the last page.

Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch
Author: Nick Hornby
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2005-05-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0141926546

Download Fever Pitch Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

*WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR* Fever Pitch is Nick Hornby's million-copy-selling, award-winnning football classic 'A spanking 7-0 away win of a football book. . . inventive, honest, funny, heroic, charming' Independent For many people watching football is mere entertainment, to some it's more like a ritual; but to others, its highs and lows provide a narrative to life itself. But, for Nick Hornby, his devotion to the game has provided one of few constants in a life where the meaningful things - like growing up, leaving home and forming relationships, both parental and romantic - have rarely been as simple or as uncomplicated as his love for Arsenal. Brimming with wit and honesty, Fever Pitch, catches perfectly what it really means to be a football fan - and in doing so, what it means to be a man. 'Hornby has put his finger on truths that have been unspoken for generations' Irish Times 'Funny, wise and true' Roddy Doyle

Three Nights in August

Three Nights in August
Author: Buzz Bissinger
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2005
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780618405442

Download Three Nights in August Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Showing that human nature--not statistics--dictates the outcome of ballgames, the authors watch from the dugout as a spectacular series unfolds between theCardinals and their archrivals, the Cubs.

Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie
Author: Mitch Albom
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2007-06-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307414094

Download Tuesdays with Morrie Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss and grief—featuring a new afterword by the author “A wonderful book, a story of the heart told by a writer with soul.”—Los Angeles Times “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was his college professor Morrie Schwartz. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn’t you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger? Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final “class”: lessons in how to live. “The truth is, Mitch,” he said, “once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie’s lasting gift with the world.

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
Author: Michael Lewis
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2007-08-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0393330478

Download The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Story of Michael Oher, a rising gridiron star, who was rescued from the ghettos of Memphis and placed with a wealthy family to help develop his football skills.

When the Game Stands Tall

When the Game Stands Tall
Author: Neil Hayes
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1583946403

Download When the Game Stands Tall Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

De La Salle High School in Concord, California, is home to perhaps the greatest dynasty in sports history. At age 23, Coach Bob Ladouceur launched a legend, "The Streak," with no teaching or head-coaching experience, and with his teams amassed the highest winning percentage in all of football history with 138 consecutive victories. This book takes readers behind the scenes, closely following individual players, as Ladouceur guides his team through the most daunting schedule in school history, the 2002 season. Numerous interviews with major-league coaches such as Bill Walsh, Steve Mariucci, and John Gruden show the depth of respect accorded to Ladouceur and his methods and philosophies. Written with full cooperation from the coach and including dozens of photographs, this book is perfect for anyone interested in the factors behind phenomenal team success.

Invincible

Invincible
Author: Vince Papale
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2006-09-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1401385648

Download Invincible Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The true story of the NFL's oldest rookie In 1976, Vince Papale was thirty, a former schoolteacher and part-time bartender, and a season ticket-holder for his beloved Philadelphia Eagles. When he heard that Coach Dick Vermeil was holding open tryouts, he decided to give it a shot. Shocking himself and the coaches, he ran an explosive 40-yard-dash in just 4.5 seconds -- a world-class time -- and was offered a contract on the spot. When he joined the team, Papale became the oldest non-kicking rookie in NFL history, a fan favorite who played for four years and was named a team captain. Invincible is Vince Papale's story, and a tie-in to the Disney Pictures film of the same name starring Mark Wahlberg as Papale and Greg Kinnear as Vermeil. But more than just a tie-in, it tells Papale's story in his own words, covering subjects not included in the film. Like Rudy, Glory Road, and Rookie, it is the true story of an ordinary man who achieves an extraordinary goal.