This book, a gripping account of his rise and self-creation, as documented by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, places Ali within a framework of a series of great historical figures of America.

"Muhammad Ali, The King of the World" takes us back to the time when his life was a series of battles, both inside and outside the ring. An exceptional storyteller, at the peak of his creative abilities, Pulitzer Prize winner David Remnick has written a book worthy of the most dynamic modern American hero.