H.G. Bissinger, 1990 Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing Named Sports Illustrated’ s best football book of all time and a #1 New York Times bestseller, Friday Night Lights chronicles the 1988 season of the Permian High School football team in Odessa, Texas, exploring the town's obsession with the sport, its social and racial divisions, and the immense pressure on the teenage players. The book is a work of immersive journalism that goes beyond football to critique the community's reliance on the team for its identity and self-worth. It later inspired the 2004 film and the acclaimed 2006-2011 TV series. Like New Condition