Amazons: An Intimate Memoir By the First Women to Play in the National Hockey League [Unabridged] [Hardcover]

Cleo Birdwell (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 390 pages
• Publisher: Holt Rinehart Winston; First Edition edition (January 1, 1980)
• ISBN-10: 0919630324
• ISBN-13: 978-0919630321
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,447,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius, May 16, 2005

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Travis Scharf (PORTLAND, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amazons: An Intimate Memoir By the First Women to Play in the National Hockey League (Hardcover)

Hard to believe that Don DeLillo thought of this as a throwaway, or that it couldn't stand with his other work. The level of comic ingenuity here is staggering. I'm assuming that it's not in print because DeLillo won't permit it. It's a shame. It stands with his best comic work, and I prefer it to some of his "real" novels.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but a little brutal, October 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Amazons: An intimate memoir by the first woman ever to play in the National Hockey League (Hardcover)

I found this book at a used book store in Missouri, of all places. It intrigued me, so I bought it for 50 cents. The language is a bit brutal, yet very true to life. I've worked for many hockey teams and even played for one. I was surprised Cleo Birdwell used the language she did in the book. Overall, though, I recommend it to any ADULT female thinking she might make it in the NHL.

3.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing and funny, but offering nothing profound., March 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Amazons: An intimate memoir by the first woman ever to play in the National Hockey League (Hardcover)

This book is well-known to be authored by Don DeLillo, although fans of his will find this novel quite different than his other material. Cleo Birdwell, the credited author, is the female protanganist which makes it an interesting read, considering the author is indeed male. Amazons is loaded with offbeat humor and is worth the read if you can locate it.