King of the World : Mohammed Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
by David Remnick
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- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0330371894
- ISBN 13
- 9780330371896
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About This Item
Pan Books, UK, 2000. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 326 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 2000. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing and slight soiling. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This unforgettable account of Muhammad Ali's rise and self-creation, told by a Pullitzer Prize-winning writer, places Ali in a heritage of great American originals. David Remnick concentrates on Ali's early career, when he was still fighting as Cassius Clay. The book begins in September 1962 with the fight between Floyd Patteson and Sonny Liston, providing a remarkable sociological backdrop to Ali's entrance on the boxing scene. Remnick then describes Clay's 1964 fight with Liston, which even his own people thought Clay couldn't win, and takes us through to 1967 when Ali refused the military draft to Vietnam. This is much more than a sports book. It is a study of the rise of the black voice in the American consciousness and a look at how the media creates its heroes - Cassius Clay began as a 'light-hitting loudmouth' before becoming gradually canonized by the American press and public as Muhammad Ali. KING OF THE WORLD takes us back to the days when his life was a series of battles, inside the ring and out. A master storyteller at the height of his powers, David Remnick has written a book worthy of America's most dynamic moden hero. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0330371894. ISBN/EAN: 9780330371896. Inventory No: 21090006.. 9780330371896
Synopsis
David Remnick was a reporter for The Washington Post for ten years, including four in Moscow. He joined The New Yorker as a writer in 1992 and has been the magazine’s editor since 1998. Remnick served as an Olympic Correspondent and Commentator for NBC during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21090006
- Title
- King of the World : Mohammed Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
- Author
- David Remnick
- Format/Binding
- Medium Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0330371894
- ISBN 13
- 9780330371896
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Biography & Autobiography; King of the World : Mohammed Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
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- Biography & Autobiography;
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