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More imagesMuhammad Ali: Ringside [VINTAGE 1999] [FIRST EDITION]
Miller, John (compiler and editor); Kenedi, Aaron (compiler and editor)
Language: English
Published by A Bulfinch Press Book, an imprint and trademark of Little, Bronw and Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition black cloth oversized boards with blindstamped black spine lettering, contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Introduction by James Earl Jones; The Fights: A Chronology 1960 - 1981; Contribu…tors; and Credits. Profusely illustrated with over 150 black-and-white and color photographs, plus color illustrated front and rear endpapers. A remainder mark at the lower page edge (see photographs). All pages are in as new unmarked condition and the binding/spine is exceedingly tight and square (see photographs). "No other figure in recent history has had the wide-reaching impact of the man known simply as "The Greatest." For four decades Muhammad Ali has served as a symbol of honesty and strength in sports, politics, reliogion, and civil rights. Throughout his remarkable career, Ali's courage, skill, ego, and beauty made him one of the most colorful and well-known of all public figures; someone who truly had to be seen to be believed. Using fight posters, tickets, rare memorabilia and classic photographs, Ringside brings Ali's extraordinary life into focus. Alex Haley, Norman ailer, Joyce Carol Oates, and Peter Rechmond each chronicle a decade of the boxer's storied career, from his tunning victory over Sonny Liston, when he first captured the heavyweight title, to his epic bouts with Joe Frazier and George Foreman, to his heroic struggles with Parkinson's syndrome. Included throughout are quotes from friends, family, and colleagues offering insight into the legend of Muhammad Ali and what has made him one of the world's true undisputed champions. With contributions from: Jackie Robinson, Malcolm X, Hunter S. Thompson, Jim Brown, ALex Haley, Norman Mailer, Leroi JOnes, Rocky Marciano, Pete Hamill, Bill Russell, Reggie Jackson, David Remnick, Joe Frazier, Peter RIchmond, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George Plimpton, Joyce Carol Oates, George Foreman, Muhammad Ali and many more." - from the inner front jacket flap. Big Fish (design) (illustrator).
