Pan Macmillan presents Remembering Muhammad Ali-King of the World by David Remnick. King of the World is the story of an incredible rise to power, a book of battles fought inside the ring and out. With grace and power, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Remnick tells of a transcendent athlete and entertainer, a rapper before rap was born. Ali was a mirror of his era, a dynamic figure in the racial and cultural clashes of his time and King of the World is a classic piece of non-fiction and a book worthy of America’s most dynamic modern hero.
Praise for the book: ‘By now we all have our notions about what Ali meant – to his time and to the history of his sport. Of course David Remnick sheds light on these subjects, but where King of the Worldreally shines is in the ring itself. With telling detail, Remnick captures the drama, danger, beauty, and ugliness of a generation’s worth of big heavyweight fights’ : Bob Costa
‘Succeeds 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’ : Wall Street Journal
‘Penetrating . . . reveals details that even close followers might not have known. . . . An amazing story’ : New York Times
‘Nearly pulse-pounding narrative power . . . an important account of a period in American social history’ : Chicago Tribune
‘A pleasure . . . haunting . . . so vivid that one can imagine Ali saying, “How’d you get inside my head, boy?”‘ : Time