{"product_id":"king-of-the-world-muhammad-ali-and-the-rise-of-an-american-hero-paperback","title":"King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Remnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling biography of Muhammad Ali--with an Introduction by Salman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the night in 1964 that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) stepped into the ring with Sonny Liston, he was widely regarded as an irritating freak who danced and talked way too much. Six rounds later Ali was not only the new world heavyweight boxing champion: He was \"a new kind of black man\" who would shortly transform America's racial politics, its popular culture, and its notions of heroism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one has captured Ali--and the era that he exhilarated and sometimes infuriated--with greater vibrancy, drama, and astuteness than David Remnick, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cb\u003eLenin's Tomb\u003c\/b\u003e (and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e). In charting Ali's rise from the gyms of Louisville, Kentucky, to his epochal fights against Liston and Floyd Patterson, Remnick creates a canvas of unparalleled richness. He gives us empathetic portraits of wisecracking sportswriters and bone-breaking mobsters; of the baleful Liston and the haunted Patterson; of an audacious Norman Mailer and an enigmatic Malcolm X. Most of all, \u003cb\u003eKing of the World\u003c\/b\u003e does justice to the speed, grace, courage, humor, and ebullience of one of the greatest athletes and irresistibly dynamic personalities of our time.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSucceeds more than any previous book in bringing Ali into focus . . . as a starburst of energy, ego and ability whose like will never be seen again.--\"The Wall Street Journal \u003cbr\u003e\"Best Nonfiction Book of the Year\"--\"Time \u003cbr\u003e\"Penetrating . . . reveal[s] details that even close followers of [Ali] might not have known. . . . An amazing story.\" --\"The New York Times \u003cbr\u003eOn the night in 1964 that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) stepped into the ring with Sonny Liston, he was widely regarded as an irritating freak who danced and talked way too much. Six rounds later Ali was not only the new world heavyweight boxing champion: He was \"a new kind of black man\" who would shortly transform America's racial politics, its popular culture, and its notions of heroism.\u003cbr\u003e No one has captured Ali--and the era that he exhilarated and sometimes infuriated--with greater vibrancy, drama, and astuteness than David Remnick, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lenin's Tomb (and editor of The New Yorker). In charting Ali's rise from the gyms of Louisville, Kentucky, to his epochal fights against Liston and Floyd Patterson, Remnick creates a canvas of unparalleled richness. He gives us empathetic portraits of wisecracking sportswriters and bone-breaking mobsters; of the baleful Liston and the haunted Patterson; of an audacious Norman Mailer and an enigmatic Malcolm X. Most of all, King of the World does justice to the speed, grace, courage, humor, and ebullience of one of the greatest athletes and irresistibly dynamic personalities of our time. \u003cbr\u003e\"Nearly pulse-pounding narrative power . . . an important account of a period in American social history.\" --\"Chicago Tribune \u003cbr\u003e\"A pleasure . . .haunting . . . so vivid that one can imagine Ali saying, 'How'd you get inside my head, boy?'\" --Wilfrid Sheed, \"Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the night in 1964 that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) stepped into the ring with Sonny Liston, he was widely regarded as an irritating freak who danced and talked way too much. Six rounds later Ali was not only the new world heavyweight boxing champion: He was \"a new kind of black man\" who would shortly transform America's racial politics, its popular culture, and its notions of heroism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one has captured Ali -- and the era that he exhilarated and sometimes infuriated -- with greater vibrancy, drama, and astuteness than David Remnick, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lenin's Tomb (and editor of The New Yorker). In charting Ali's rise from the gyms of Louisville, Kentucky, to his epochal fights against Liston and Floyd Patterson, Remnick creates a canvas of unparalleled richness. He gives us empathetic portraits of wisecracking sportswriters and bone-breaking mobsters; of the baleful Liston and the haunted Patterson; of an audacious Norman Mailer and an enigmatic Malcolm X. Most of all, King of the World does justice to the speed, grace, courage, humor, and ebullience of one of the greatest athletes and irresistibly dynamic personalities of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Remnick\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He began his career as a sportswriter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for \u003ci\u003eLenin's Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eResurrection\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Problem and Other True Storie\u003c\/i\u003es, a collection of essays. He lives in New York City with his wife and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.01 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e King of the World\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755629510944,"sku":"9780375702297","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/39e81fdf6c78ae2cbfd3b577b38524cf.webp?v=1780064072","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/king-of-the-world-muhammad-ali-and-the-rise-of-an-american-hero-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}