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Author:
Ali, Rahaman, 1940- author.
Title:
My brother, Muhammad Ali : the definitive biography / Rahaman Ali ; with Fiaz Rafiq ; [foreword by NFL legend Jim Brown].
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xii, 372 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subject:
Ali, Muhammad,--1942-2016.
Ali, Muhammad,--1942-2016--Family.
African American boxers--Biography.
Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.
Other Authors:
Rafiq, Fiaz, author.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Brotherhood -- The dawn of a dream -- A brother on a mission -- Muhammad and Malcolm -- War and condemnation -- Hard times -- The great comeback -- Challenging Ali -- The outdoor adventures -- Double trouble at Camp Deer Lake -- House party -- Murder, mafia, and mayhem -- A step too far -- Facing Big George -- Trilogy -- "I'll fight anyone": the MMA mistake -- Reuniting the Beatles -- Hollywood -- The Soviet Union -- Turning over a new leaf -- Business blunders -- Unusual encounters -- The final bell -- Summer holidays -- Entertaining Stallone -- Another day, another dollar -- Fate: from illness to divorce -- A new voice -- Iraq -- Becoming a dad again -- A gift of giving -- A daughter's fight and the fall of a friend -- Road to heaven: a life worth living -- In pursuit of a better world.
Summary:
Muhammad Ali's brother recounts the boxing legend's life, offering an insider's perspective from someone who saw the man at his best and his worst.
ISBN:
1538169541 (pbk.) :
9781538169544 (pbk.) :
Locations:
SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

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