In "Muck City: Winning and Losing in Florida's Forgotten Town," journalist and award-winning author Bryan Mealer turns to Belle Glade, Fla., to try to understand how what Nelson calls "a sorry little town in the Everglades" can somehow "produce a football team that sends dozens of players to the NFL." Nelson describes the book as "'Saturday Night Lights'-ish," calling it a "very good portrait of the individuals and the ethos of the town" that also examines "what sports can do for a town."