Buzz Bissinger

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1) The Classic Mantle

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English

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In The Classic Mantle, acclaimed sportswriter Buzz Bissinger tells the story of Mickey Mantle's unforgettable career. Mantle has long been considered one of baseball's most memorable figures-playing his entire 18-year baseball career for the New York Yankees (1951-68), winning 3 American League MVP titles, playing in 20 All-Star games, and winning 7 World Series. Today, more than 40 years after his retirement, he still holds 6 World Series records,...

2) Friday night lights: a town, a team, and a dream

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Bissinger, Buzz

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xiv, 413 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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English

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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.

3) The mosquito bowl: a game of life and death in World War II

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Bissinger, Buzz

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xv, 461 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

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English

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"When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would be the bloodiest battle of the war -- the invasion...

4) Father's day: a journey into the mind and heart of my extraordinary son

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Bissinger, Buzz

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8 audio discs (8 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

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English

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Bissinger focuses on his son Zach, a savant who has spent his life in special schools while his twin brother pursued a traditional education. Setting off on a cross-country journey, Buzz and Zach revisit their old homes--and bond in ways that leave them both forever changed.

5) The secrets of my life

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Jenner, Caitlyn

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x, 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

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English

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"Bruce Jenner, the celebrated Olympic icon and later the patriarch of one of the most famous families in the world, seemed to be living a dream life of success, fame, and prosperity. But the all-American image and million-dollar smile belied a lifelong struggle with gender dysphoria, and it wasn't until the sensational Diane Sawyer interview that the public mask of Bruce Jenner was finally retired, and through the memorable Vanity Fair piece by Buzz...

6) Friday night lights

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1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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English

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Odessa is an oil town in the western part of Texas that is home to the Permian High School Panthers, the football team with the best winning record. The city's economy is in a tailspin, but football is the one thing that brings all the people of Odessa together, and on Friday nights, as many as 20,000 people fill Permian's football stadium to watch Coach Gary Gaines lead the team to victory. And in Odessa, a football victory is prized above all else....