Ali, a life, Jonathan Eig
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Label
Ali, a life, Jonathan Eig
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [543]-604) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
platesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Ali
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
967029661
Responsibility statement
Jonathan Eig
Sub title
a life
Summary
"Based on more than 500 interviews, including Muhammad Ali's closest associates, and enhanced by access to thousands of pages of newly released FBI records, this is a thrilling story of a man who became one of the great figures of the twentieth century."--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Preface: Miami, 1964 -- Cassius Marcellus Clay -- The loudest child -- The bicycle -- "Every day was heaven" -- The prophet -- "I'm just young and don't give a damn" -- America's hero -- Dreamer -- "Twentieth-century exuberance" -- "It's show business" -- Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee -- The ugly bear -- "So what's wrong with the Muslims?" -- Becoming Muhammad Ali -- Choice -- "Girl, will you marry me?" -- Assassination -- Phantom punch -- True love -- A holy war -- No quarrel -- "What's my name?" -- "Against the furies" -- Exile -- Faith -- Martyr -- Song and dance and prayer -- The greatest book of all time -- Stand by me -- Comeback -- "The world is watching you" -- A different fighter -- The five-million-dollar match -- Ali v. Frazier -- Freedom -- Trickeration -- A fight to the finish -- Heart of darkness -- Fighter's heaven -- "Ali boma ye!" -- Rumble in the jungle -- Moving on up -- Impulses -- Ali-Frazier III -- Getting old -- "They may not let me quit" -- "Do you remember Muhammad Ali?" -- Staggered -- Crown Prince -- Old -- Humpty Dumpty -- The last hurrah -- Too many punches -- "He's human, like us" -- A torch -- The long, black Cadillac -- Postscript
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Subject
- African Americans + Social conditions -- 20th century
- Biographies
- African American boxers
- RELIGION / Islam / General
- Race relations
- Biography
- Boxers (Sports)
- Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography
- 1900-1999
- History
- African American boxers -- Biography
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing
- Parkinson's disease + Patients -- United States -- Biography
- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
- African Americans + Social conditions
- Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016
- Parkinson's disease + Patients
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- African Americans + Social conditions -- 20th century
- Biographies
- African American boxers
- RELIGION / Islam / General
- Race relations
- Biography
- Boxers (Sports)
- Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography
- 1900-1999
- History
- African American boxers -- Biography
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing
- Parkinson's disease + Patients -- United States -- Biography
- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
- African Americans + Social conditions
- Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016
- Parkinson's disease + Patients
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