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Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The trials of Muhammad Ali investigates its extraordinary and often complex subject's life outside the boxing ring. From joining the controversial Nation of Islam and changing his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, to his refusal to serve in the Vietnam War in the name of protesting racial inequality, to his global humanitarian work, Muhammad Ali remains an inspiring and controversial figure.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the best-selling author behind My Weird School: a quirky new biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Bet you didn't know that he had an official sweat-taster to determine how salty his sweat was after each match! Siblings Paige and Turner do-and they've collected...
Author
Series
Killing volume 12
Language
English
Description
"The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life-until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. In Killing the Legends, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard...
Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Muhammad Ali began boxing at age 12 to protect himself from bullies and became the heavyweight champion of the world three times. Learn about Ali's boxing career, his political activism, his biggest fights, and more"--
Series
Criterion collection volume 998
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In 1974, Leon Gast traveled to Africa to film Zaire 74; a music festival planned to accompany the Rumble in the Jungle, Muhammad Ali's heavyweight championship fight against George Foreman. This documentary captures the charismatic boxer training for one of the toughest bouts of his career.
12) Ali: a life
Author
Language
English
Description
"The definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times best-selling author with unique access to Ali's inner circle. He was the wittiest, the prettiest, the strongest, the bravest, and, of course, the greatest (as he told us over and over again). Muhammad Ali was one of the twentieth century's greatest radicals and most compelling figures. At his funeral in 2016, eulogists said Ali had transcended race and united the country, but they...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"An insightful portrait of Muhammed Ali from the New York Times bestselling author of At the Altar of Speed and The Big Bam. It centers on the cultural and political implications of Ali's refusal of service in the military--and the key moments in a life that was as high profile and transformative as any in the twentieth century. With the death of Muhammad Ali in June, 2016, the media and America in general have remembered a hero, a heavyweight champion,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Looks at the life of the American boxer, chronicling his rise as an amateur fighter and Olympic medalist, his refusal to serve in the army during the Vietnam War, his championship bouts, and his battle against Parkinson's disease.
16) Facing Ali
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Ten boxing champs pay tribute to Ali and discuss their encounters with him in and out of the ring.
17) Muhammad Ali
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Muhammad Ali in and out of the boxing ring, covering his ties with the Nation of Islam, his political postions, including his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, his role as a symbol of Black masculinity, and life after boxing.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Muhammad Ali was one of the most photographed--and photogenic--figures in the history of sports. He demanded to be looked at, to be seen, and this epic captures his meteoric rise from Cassius Clay to Olympian and heavyweight champion of the world with stunning illustrations befitting his storied legacy. Bringing readers through major moments of his life--his first meeting with civil rights leader Malcolm X, his interview with sports broadcaster Howard...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The courage and charisma of boxing legend Muhammad Ali are witnessed through the unlikely bond he formed with TV host Dick Cavett. Interweaving archival footage of Ali's many appearances with insights from authors, sports commentators and others, the film paints an illuminating portrait of a man whose impact on the civil rights movement rivals his feats in the boxing ring.
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