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Cold-Cocked
Lorna Jackson
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Description for Cold-Cocked
Paperback. The first book to explore a woman's way of watching hockey. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Cold-cocked is the first book to explore a woman's way of watching the game poet Al Purdy called a "combination of ballet and murder." Written by author and born-again hockey aficionado Lorna Jackson, Cold-cocked looks at hockey through a woman's eyes and heart but is written with a sportswriter's energy and rigor and a hip cultural critic's cynicism and wit.
Cold-cocked is the first book to explore a woman's way of watching the game poet Al Purdy called a "combination of ballet and murder." Written by author and born-again hockey aficionado Lorna Jackson, Cold-cocked looks at hockey through a woman's eyes and heart but is written with a sportswriter's energy and rigor and a hip cultural critic's cynicism and wit.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Emeryville, Canada
ISBN
9781897231302
SKU
V9781897231302
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Lorna Jackson
Lorna Jackson: Vancouver-raised Lorna Jackson began her working life as a musician and travelled throughout British Columbia for nine years as a bass player and singer. She has published two collections of short stories, Dressing for Hope and Flirt: The Interviews, and a novel, A Game to Play on the Tracks. Cold-Cocked: On Hockey, the first book to explore a ... Read more
Reviews for Cold-Cocked
"Jackson's mix of the puck and the personal create a dense and rewarding read with precision detail sentences. She shoots - she scores!"—Grant Shilling, ABC Book World "(Good) writing on female sports fans is scarce, writing that doesn't just simply keep asking why women are drawn to sport and what keeps them interested, but rather explores those questions and actually ... Read more