It was the night of February 25, 1964. A cloud of cigar smoke drifted through the ring lights. Cassius Clay threw punches into the gray floating haze & waited for the bell.

When Cassius Clay burst onto the sports scene in the 1950s, he broke the mould. He changed the world of sports & went on to change the world itself: from his early fights as Cassius Clay, the young, wiry man from Louisville, unwilling to play the noble & grateful warrior in a white world, to becoming Muhammad Ali, the voice of black America & the most recognised face on the planet.

King of the World is the story of an incredible rise to power, a book of battles fought inside the ring & out. With grace & power, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Remnick tells of a transcendent athlete & entertainer, a rapper before rap was born. Ali was a mirror of his era, a dynamic figure in the racial & cultural clashes of his time & King of the World is a classic piece of non-fiction & a book worthy of Americas most dynamic modern hero.



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Books Contemporary Fiction Books She’s the wife he never wanted… & the weakness he never saw coming.  Billionaire Dante Russo is ruthless, meticulous, & arrogant – marriage was the last thing on his mind. Until the threat of blackmail forced him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows: Vivian Lau, jewellery heiress, & daughter of his newest enemy. It doesn't matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence & their betrothal. But now that he has her, does he even want to let her go?    Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780349436326 •†Author:†  Ana Huang •†Publisher:†  Piatkus •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 400 •†Dimensions:† 12.6 x 3.2 x 19.6 cm This book is part of a standalone series, click here to purchase books 1-3 of the King of Sin Series! ...

Play Angry Birds in a brand new way with this interactive King Pig figurine from Apptivity. Simply download the free app from the App store & then place the figurine on top of your iPad & watch as you get to play as the pigs for once! Launch pigs at castles filled with bird eggs & master hilarious pig powers! Not suitable for children under the age of 4 years. ...

John Goodman had his first starring role in this warm-hearted comedy from Oscar-winning writer & director David S. Ward. When a freak accident wipes out the entire royal family, a surviving heir to the throne must be found, & turns up in the unlikely ...

The British Royal Family is dispatched en masse after being electrocuted during a family portrait. A search for a successor turns up Ralph Jones (John Goodman), a Las Vegas lounge singer, as the unlikely next-in-line. Before long, Buckingham Palace resembles a funfair & Lord Graves (John Hurt) is plotting King Ralph's demise. ...

Three men trek to the remote African interior in search of a lost friend
- & reach, at the end of a perilous journey, an unknown
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Classic adaptation of H. Rider Haggard's adventure novel, starring Cedric Hardwicke as explorer Allan Quatermaine. When fortune-hunter Patrick O' Brien (Arthur Sinclair) disappears in the African desert after setting off to find the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon, his daughter Kathy (Anna Lee) & native guide Umbopa (Paul Robeson) ask Quatermaine to lead a dangerous expedition into the heart of the country to track him down. There, Quatermaine discovers a secret lost tribe led by an evil witch, & is shocked to find that Umbopa is the heir to the tribe's throne. Only by helping Umbopa regain his position can Quatermaine hope to rescue O' Brien from the tribe's clutches. ...

Details: Pack contains King Tuts Golden Toilet audio & large print book to read along. Superloo is a power-crazed toilet
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Details: Ninety-three-year-old Victor Gregg has had a rich & fascinating life. King's Cross Kid follows his London childhood
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Richard the Lionheart is bound for Engl&. But with the princes of Europe united against him?can the greatest warrior in Christendom make it home safely? Captured, bound & imprisoned. King Richard's slim salvation rests on one man
- a former outlaw who scoffs at the Holy Mothers Church
- that man is Robin Hood! For King & country Robin & his loyal lieutenant Alan Dale will risk it all
- from blood-soaked battlefields to deadly assassins
- to see the Lionheart restored to his rightful throne. This exciting historical novel is a saga of courage & comradeship that brings the medieval world roaring to life.



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