Ali

This biography by Jonathan Eig provides an in-depth look at the life of Muhammad Ali, from his birth as Cassius Clay in racially segregated Louisville, Kentucky, to his rise as a heavyweight boxer, warrior for racial pride, comedian, preacher, poet, draft resister, actor, and lover.

The book is based on over 500 interviews and thousands of pages of previously unreleased FBI and Justice Department files, as well as audiotaped interviews from the 1960s.

It sheds new light on Ali’s politics, religion, personal life, and neurological condition, offering a nuanced and epic portrayal of one of the twentieth century’s most iconic figures.