{"product_id":"king-of-the-world-3","title":"King of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Reveals details that even close followers might not have known. . . . An amazing story' – \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevealing the extraordinary rise of a young fighter from Louisville who changed the world of sports, \u003ci\u003eKing of the World \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the incredible battles fought by Muhammad Ali inside the ring and out.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was the night of February 25, 1964. A cloud of cigar smoke drifted through the ring lights. Cassius\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eClay threw punches into the gray floating haze and waited for the bell.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Cassius Clay burst onto the sports scene in the 1950s, he broke the mould. He changed the world of sports and went on to change the world itself: from his early fights as Cassius Clay, the young, wiry man, unwilling to play the noble and grateful warrior in a white world, to becoming Muhammad Ali, the voice of black America and the most recognized face on the planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an incredible rise to power. 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. \u003ci\u003eKing of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic biography and a book worthy of America’s most dynamic modern hero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56244017758552,"sku":"9781035091379","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781035091379.jpg?v=1779865253","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/king-of-the-world-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}