Author: H. G. Bissinger
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306824221
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
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 (25th Anniversary Edition)
Author: H. G. Bissinger
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306824221
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306824221
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
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.
West Texas Kill
Author: Johnny D. Boggs
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786027835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
An American original, the great Johnny D. Boggs weaves a Texas-sized tale of an 1880s badlands--under the grasp of a lawman gone rogue. . . In For Justice In For The Kill Between the Pecos River and Rio Grande a vast, harsh land was ruled by Texas Rangers Captain Hector Savage. Savage's motive wasn't duty, it was money; he's turned this desolate place into a bloodied, terrorized kingdom. Now, a protégé of Savage, Sergeant Dave Chance, has come with a prisoner--a big-talking murderer in his own right--shackled at his side. A decent, honest Ranger, Chance cannot stand idly by while Savage runs roughshod over the territory. Now, to save a traumatized people, he must turn his prisoner loose and give him a gun. Only their combined firepower can penetrate Savage's fortress and kill him. That is, if they don't kill each other first. . . "Johnny Boggs has produced another instant page-turner. . .don't put down the book until you finish it." --Tony Hillerman on Killstraight "Johnny D. Boggs tells a crisply powerful story that rings true more than two centuries after the bloody business was done." --The Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier on The Despoilers "Boggs is unparalleled in evoking the gritty reality of the Old West." --The Shootist
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786027835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
An American original, the great Johnny D. Boggs weaves a Texas-sized tale of an 1880s badlands--under the grasp of a lawman gone rogue. . . In For Justice In For The Kill Between the Pecos River and Rio Grande a vast, harsh land was ruled by Texas Rangers Captain Hector Savage. Savage's motive wasn't duty, it was money; he's turned this desolate place into a bloodied, terrorized kingdom. Now, a protégé of Savage, Sergeant Dave Chance, has come with a prisoner--a big-talking murderer in his own right--shackled at his side. A decent, honest Ranger, Chance cannot stand idly by while Savage runs roughshod over the territory. Now, to save a traumatized people, he must turn his prisoner loose and give him a gun. Only their combined firepower can penetrate Savage's fortress and kill him. That is, if they don't kill each other first. . . "Johnny Boggs has produced another instant page-turner. . .don't put down the book until you finish it." --Tony Hillerman on Killstraight "Johnny D. Boggs tells a crisply powerful story that rings true more than two centuries after the bloody business was done." --The Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier on The Despoilers "Boggs is unparalleled in evoking the gritty reality of the Old West." --The Shootist
Texas Unexplained
Author: Jay W. Sharp
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Here are a round dozen fascinating and suspenseful tales about the unexplained side of Texas. The stories inform, arouse, and even move the reader, allowing a view of the state from a different perspective at each turn. As varied as the stories may be, they all share the theme of mystery. The reader will discover ghosts, spirits, and apparitions; eerie sounds, strange lights, and baffling discoveries; buried treasure, a lost ship, and inexplicable events; a monster, a natural miracle, and an enigmatic assassination. Amazingly, the reader will also learn about places in Texas where some of these mysteries can still be experienced first-hand.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Here are a round dozen fascinating and suspenseful tales about the unexplained side of Texas. The stories inform, arouse, and even move the reader, allowing a view of the state from a different perspective at each turn. As varied as the stories may be, they all share the theme of mystery. The reader will discover ghosts, spirits, and apparitions; eerie sounds, strange lights, and baffling discoveries; buried treasure, a lost ship, and inexplicable events; a monster, a natural miracle, and an enigmatic assassination. Amazingly, the reader will also learn about places in Texas where some of these mysteries can still be experienced first-hand.
The Apostate
Author: J.B. Hogan
Publisher: Oghma Creative Media
ISBN: 1633739422
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In The Heart Of The Desert, Sin And Salvation Collide Dive into the the contemporary American Southwest with The Apostate and two additional short stories that walk the line between sin and redemption—or lack thereof. In the titular novella, a shocking carjacking in the parking lot of a bustling Tucson shopping mall sparks a frantic chase across the rugged landscape of Arizona and New Mexico. As a burnt-out college professor and his unwanted companions hurtle toward an unknown fate, their journey becomes a harrowing quest for salvation in the face of uncertainty and death. “Panhandle” follows Buddy Harris’s return to Seco, Texas, fresh out of prison and seeking solace in familiar streets. But home isn’t what it used to be, and Buddy soon discovers that confronting the past means confronting hard truths, both about himself and those who put him in stir. Meanwhile, in “Cowboy,” Johnny Dupree lives the life of a carefree cowboy until a chance encounter with a high-maintenance woman shatters his routine. Caught between his love for the open range and the complexities of human connection, Johnny grapples with his own demons in a tale of longing and reckoning. Riven with themes of personal salvation and the harsh realities of redemption, award-winning author J.B. Hogan delivers a poignant exploration of the complexities of human nature set against the backdrop of the rugged Southwestern landscape.
Publisher: Oghma Creative Media
ISBN: 1633739422
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In The Heart Of The Desert, Sin And Salvation Collide Dive into the the contemporary American Southwest with The Apostate and two additional short stories that walk the line between sin and redemption—or lack thereof. In the titular novella, a shocking carjacking in the parking lot of a bustling Tucson shopping mall sparks a frantic chase across the rugged landscape of Arizona and New Mexico. As a burnt-out college professor and his unwanted companions hurtle toward an unknown fate, their journey becomes a harrowing quest for salvation in the face of uncertainty and death. “Panhandle” follows Buddy Harris’s return to Seco, Texas, fresh out of prison and seeking solace in familiar streets. But home isn’t what it used to be, and Buddy soon discovers that confronting the past means confronting hard truths, both about himself and those who put him in stir. Meanwhile, in “Cowboy,” Johnny Dupree lives the life of a carefree cowboy until a chance encounter with a high-maintenance woman shatters his routine. Caught between his love for the open range and the complexities of human connection, Johnny grapples with his own demons in a tale of longing and reckoning. Riven with themes of personal salvation and the harsh realities of redemption, award-winning author J.B. Hogan delivers a poignant exploration of the complexities of human nature set against the backdrop of the rugged Southwestern landscape.
Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : West (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : West (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Longarm 302: Longarm and the Golden Ghost
Author: Evans Tabor
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101166770
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Longarm goes gunning for a spectral Spaniard! As a favor to the Texas Rangers, Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long goes undercover in the hell-raising West Texas town of Tascosa. What he finds is a do-nothing sheriff, a pair of seductive sirens, and a range war that’s about to get bloody. But the locals are far more afraid of something else—a glowing ghost in golden conquistador armor. Whenever he appears, someone dies. And there’s no telling who’s next. Longarm has to uncover the truth behind the lethal apparition, before someone sends him into the next world—with a bullet in his back.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101166770
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Longarm goes gunning for a spectral Spaniard! As a favor to the Texas Rangers, Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long goes undercover in the hell-raising West Texas town of Tascosa. What he finds is a do-nothing sheriff, a pair of seductive sirens, and a range war that’s about to get bloody. But the locals are far more afraid of something else—a glowing ghost in golden conquistador armor. Whenever he appears, someone dies. And there’s no telling who’s next. Longarm has to uncover the truth behind the lethal apparition, before someone sends him into the next world—with a bullet in his back.
The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens
Author: Chrysta Castañeda
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1734082216
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
T. Boone Pickens, legendary Texas oilman and infamous corporate raider from the 1980s, climbed the steps of the Reeves County courthouse in Pecos, Texas in early November 2016. He entered the solitary courtroom and settled into the witness stand for two days of testimony in what would be the final trial of his life. Pickens, who was 88 by then, had made and lost billions over his long career, but he’d come to Pecos seeking justice from several other oil companies. He claimed they cut him out of what became the biggest oil play he’d ever invested in—in an oil-rich section of far West Texas that was primed for an unprecedented boom. After years of dealing with the media, shareholders and politicians, Pickens would need to win over a dozen West Texas jurors in one last battle. To lead his legal fight, he chose an unlikely advocate—Chrysta Castañeda, a Dallas solo practitioner who had only recently returned to the practice of law after a hiatus borne of disillusionment with big firms. Pickens was a hardline Republican, while Castañeda had run for public office as a Democrat. But they shared an unwavering determination to win and formed a friendship that spanned their differences in age, politics, and gender. In a town where frontier justice was once meted out by Judge Roy Bean—“The Law West of the Pecos”—Pickens would gird for one final courtroom showdown. Sitting through trial every day, he was determined to prevail, even at the cost of his health. The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens is a high-stakes courtroom drama told through the eyes of Castañeda. It’s the story of an American business legend still fighting in the twilight of his long career, and the lawyer determined to help him make one final stand for justice.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1734082216
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
T. Boone Pickens, legendary Texas oilman and infamous corporate raider from the 1980s, climbed the steps of the Reeves County courthouse in Pecos, Texas in early November 2016. He entered the solitary courtroom and settled into the witness stand for two days of testimony in what would be the final trial of his life. Pickens, who was 88 by then, had made and lost billions over his long career, but he’d come to Pecos seeking justice from several other oil companies. He claimed they cut him out of what became the biggest oil play he’d ever invested in—in an oil-rich section of far West Texas that was primed for an unprecedented boom. After years of dealing with the media, shareholders and politicians, Pickens would need to win over a dozen West Texas jurors in one last battle. To lead his legal fight, he chose an unlikely advocate—Chrysta Castañeda, a Dallas solo practitioner who had only recently returned to the practice of law after a hiatus borne of disillusionment with big firms. Pickens was a hardline Republican, while Castañeda had run for public office as a Democrat. But they shared an unwavering determination to win and formed a friendship that spanned their differences in age, politics, and gender. In a town where frontier justice was once meted out by Judge Roy Bean—“The Law West of the Pecos”—Pickens would gird for one final courtroom showdown. Sitting through trial every day, he was determined to prevail, even at the cost of his health. The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens is a high-stakes courtroom drama told through the eyes of Castañeda. It’s the story of an American business legend still fighting in the twilight of his long career, and the lawyer determined to help him make one final stand for justice.
Paper Dreams
Author: Joyce Richards Case
Publisher: Inspiring Voices
ISBN: 146240975X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Hope Davidson meets the man of her dreams, a man on a quest of his lifelong Paper Dream. In pursuit of his ambition, Winn Prichard wrestles with his feelings for Hope, a strong woman of faith. Dare he risk falling in love again? To take another chance at love, Winn loses sight of truth. His mistakes are too burdensome to reveal to her. Will his deceptions destroy her love for him? In 1928, running from failures of the past, Winston Prichard passionately pursues his goal of publishing his own newspaper. Will lack of money, unwise choices, and a weakness for alcohol push his Paper Dreams further from fruition? His continuing difficulties cast doubt about a relationship with Hope Davidson. Should he make her a part of his odyssey? Hopes love for Winn is all encompassing, and she shares his vision; however, discoveries of his transgressions plague her. Maybe her Papa was right when he warned, If hes a skunk, I hope you see his stripe before its too late. When each plan crumbles, Hope relies on her faith, yet she questions the wisdom of chasing the aspiration. Hope prays for a secure marriage without secrets. She wonders if desires are personal vanities or if they are placed in our heart by God for His divine purpose.
Publisher: Inspiring Voices
ISBN: 146240975X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Hope Davidson meets the man of her dreams, a man on a quest of his lifelong Paper Dream. In pursuit of his ambition, Winn Prichard wrestles with his feelings for Hope, a strong woman of faith. Dare he risk falling in love again? To take another chance at love, Winn loses sight of truth. His mistakes are too burdensome to reveal to her. Will his deceptions destroy her love for him? In 1928, running from failures of the past, Winston Prichard passionately pursues his goal of publishing his own newspaper. Will lack of money, unwise choices, and a weakness for alcohol push his Paper Dreams further from fruition? His continuing difficulties cast doubt about a relationship with Hope Davidson. Should he make her a part of his odyssey? Hopes love for Winn is all encompassing, and she shares his vision; however, discoveries of his transgressions plague her. Maybe her Papa was right when he warned, If hes a skunk, I hope you see his stripe before its too late. When each plan crumbles, Hope relies on her faith, yet she questions the wisdom of chasing the aspiration. Hope prays for a secure marriage without secrets. She wonders if desires are personal vanities or if they are placed in our heart by God for His divine purpose.
Whatever the Wind Delivers
Author: Walter McDonald
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"Whatever the wind blows is an ambitious evocation through word and image of a stark chapter in the history of America, the settlement of West Texas"--Cover.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"Whatever the wind blows is an ambitious evocation through word and image of a stark chapter in the history of America, the settlement of West Texas"--Cover.
Country Music
Author: Irwin Stambler
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312264871
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
A comprehensive reference source on the history, impact, and current state of country music, offering portraits of figures in the country music world.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312264871
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
A comprehensive reference source on the history, impact, and current state of country music, offering portraits of figures in the country music world.