{"product_id":"king-of-the-world-9781447289555","title":"King of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Remnick has been the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 1998. He was a staff writer for the magazine from 1992 to 1998 and, previous to that, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's correspondent in the Soviet Union. He won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1994 for his book \u003ci\u003eLenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City with his wife and children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSucceeds 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 *\u003cbr\u003ePenetrating . . . reveals details that even close followers might not have known. . . . An amazing story * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eNearly pulse-pounding narrative power . . . an important account of a period in American social history * Chicago Tribune *\u003cbr\u003eA pleasure . . . haunting . . . so vivid that one can imagine Ali saying, \"How'd you get inside my head, boy?\" * Time *\u003cbr\u003eBy 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 \u003ci\u003eKing of the World\u003c\/i\u003e really 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\u003cbr\u003eAstute, double-hearted, irresistible. He is so completely in charge of his craft that it becomes an art. -- Toni Morrison, author of \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083981431127,"sku":"9781447289555","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447289555.jpg?v=1725550656","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/king-of-the-world-9781447289555","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}