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Amazons: An Intimate Memoir By the First Women to Play in the National Hockey League

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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.

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.

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.

a friend of mine found this book in hc for 75 cents in k-mart when i was around 13. she got it for me because i was a huge ny rangers fan & wanted to play hockey. the book turned out to have little to do with hockey, but was truly different & funny in a seinfeld kind of way. there are certain moments & phrases from it that i will never forget. i lent it to one friend who loved it as much as i did, and then another who was not impressed and eventually lost it. i have never ever seen another copy, and it appears that she never published anything else. cleo birdwell, where are you???

An entertaining read, I left this book at a bookstore where Mr. Delillo occassionally frequented with the hopes of getting it signed (although I've been told he won't sign this one). After several years I was contacted and presented with some money as the shop SOLD IT! Apparently they'd forgotten that I'd wanted it signed, and thought I'd left it on consignment. I have not been able to relocate a decent copy, so if you stumble across it, hang on to it.