Muhammad Ali Reader

A one-of-a-kind volume, "The Muhammad Ali Reader" collects 30 of the best writings about the boxing legend in an incredible anthology by the greatest about "the Greatest". 16 photos

The Amazing story of Muhammad Ali, arguably the finest athlete of the twentieth century, and incontestably one of the most famous Americans of his time, is celebrated in this one-of-a-kind volume that collects over 30 of the best writings by the greatest about The Greatest. Featuring a stellar array of authors, athletes, and social commentators, including Pete Hamill, Norman Mailer, Joyce Carol Oates, Floyd Patterson, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe, the book is organized by decade and includes interviews with Ali plus a spectacular 16-page photo insert that captures the Champ in all his guises.

Cornell University graduate Gerald Early is an essayist and professor at Washington University. Early was the director of African and Afro-American studies at Washington University and the director of the American Culture Studies Program. He was also named the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in Arts and Sciences. His essays have been included in Harpers, The New Republic, and Hungry Mind Review. His books include One Nation Under a Groove: Motown and American Culture, Lure and Loathing: Essays on Race, Identity and Ambivalence of Assimilation, and Body Language: Writers on Sport. Early received the National Book Critics Circle Award for his book The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Literature, Prizefighting, and Modern American Culture.