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Those who saw him fight talk of Ali with a dreamy look in their eyes, as if he was like nothing or nobody they had ever seen grace the canvas of the boxing ring before or after.
I'm A Little Special follows Ali's boxing career and life from his days as Cassius Clay in the 1960s to the slowed frame that we have seen in his later days as a shadow of his former self.
Magazine and newspaper articles of the time tell the story of a supreme boxer and talker, a world champion who believed--no, knew--that he was in his rightful place at the very top of the sport.
A variety of articles--news stories and features, observations and interviews--are threaded together to form a unique reading on boxing's most famous ambassador.
The book tells the story of a true superstar, but shows the slowing down of Ali through boxing-induced Parkinson's disease.
Articles are introduced chronologically and the tome includes writings from some of the world's most respected journalists and publications.
The differing styles of writing and the carefully selected and edited articles add a spice to the book and give the excellent collection a changing pace.
Gerald Early has shown through his choices--out of literally thousands of pieces written on the great showman--his respect and admiration of the man, not just the boxer, that is Muhammad Ali. --Andrea Thursday
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First UK. 299 pp. Extremely light edgewear to unclipped dustjacket. Faint yellowing to edges of text block and outer page margins. All else as new. Black-and-white plates. Contributors include: George Plimpton, Jackie Robinson, LeRoi Jones, Norman Mailer, Garry Wills, Hunter S. Thompson, Ishmael Reed, Wole Soyinka, and Joyce Carol Oates, among others. "Muhammad Ali is America's greatest ego. The swiftest embodiment of human intelligence we have had yet, he is the very spirit of the 20th century." -- Norman Mailer Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # 006285
Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. A Very good unmarked copy with usual age toning to page edges with VG dustjacket which is not price clipped. First UK edition, first printing. 299 pages. 19 illustrations. The book collects thirty of the best pieces ever written about this sporting legend in an anthology by the greatest about The Greatest. Muhammad Ali's story is told by a stellar array of athletes and social commentators all of them compelled to write about this amazing man. Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Wolfe and Norman Mailer, Floyd Patterson defends Ali's right to criticise America's participation in the Vietnam War; Malcolm X explains how by declaring himself 'a man of race', Cassius Clay 'the entertainer' became Muhammad Ali the 'threat'. Ali himself contributes with some poetry in his famous interview with Playboy magazine; and Gay Talese gives us a front seat on the 1996 ride to Cuba where Ali met Fidel Castro. 14 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 010254