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Muhammad Ali

His Life and Times

by Thomas Hauser

ISBN: 0671779710
ISBN-13: 9780671779719
Format: Paperback

Summary

The first major pictorial retrospective of the American boxer Muhammad Ali, with photographs by Howard Bingham and text by bestselling author and Ali biographer Thomas Hauser.

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"Thomas Hauser's 'Muhammad Ali: In Perspective is the first major pictorial retrospective Ali to incorporate a very informative and interesting text. Hauser is also author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-nominated 'Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times." Drawing upon the thoughts of Ali, the members of his family, friends, boxing rivals, and others who have known him well, Hauser explores the many layers of Ali's extraordinary life....'Muhammad Ali's Life Today,' the final section of this book, races us with his charm, graciousness and humor." -- Parris Wright

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published date: 1992
Size: 6 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds

Publisher's Notes

"The first definitive biography of Muhammad Ali" (The New York Times Book Review), this complete story--written with Ali's full cooperation--takes readers from his rural boyhood to his explosive fight career to the truth about his physical condition today. Photographs.

Other Editions

Hardcover - Simon & Schuster (1991) - from $1.00
Paperback Reprint - Simon & Schuster (1992) - from $2.49

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