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Když v noci roku 1964 vstupoval do ringu, aby bojoval proti Sonnymu Listonovi, byl Muhammad Ali (tehdy ještě Cassius Clay) považován za podivína, který při boxování až příliš tancuje a mluví. O šest kol později byl Ali nejen novým šampionem v těžké váze, zároveň byl i „novým typem černocha“, který brzy změní rasovou politiku Ameriky, její pop-kulturu a představy o hrdinství. I přes své kontroverzní chování a názory je Muhammad Ali stále považován za jednoho z nejlepších boxerů v historii. Vzestupy a pády jednoho z největších sportovců světa líčí David Remnick, nositel Pulitzerovy ceny za román Lenin’s Tomb (Leninova hrobka), s nesmírným osobním zaujetím. Dokáže se vcítit jak do něj, tak do jeho soupeřů i vlezlých novinářů. S lehkostí nám předkládá plastický obraz sportovce, ale i doby, ve které žil. Jeho kontroverzní život, temperament a neustálý neklid, který ho popoháněl dál.

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times From the editor of The New Yorker: a riveting account of the collapse of the Soviet Union, which has become the standard book on the subject. Lenin’s Tomb combines the global vision of the best historical scholarship with the immediacy of eyewitness journalism. Remnick takes us through the tumultuous 75-year period of Communist rule leading up to the collapse and gives us the voices of those who lived through it, from democratic activists to Party members, from anti-Semites to Holocaust survivors, from Gorbachev to Yeltsin to Sakharov. An extraordinary history of an empire undone, Lenin’s Tomb stands as essential reading for our times.

As Cassius Clay, the boy from Louisville entered the ring, but as Muhammad Ali, he became the world's most famous man, an extraordinary athlete and entertainer. David Remnick presents a detailed and engaging portrait of the King of the World, capturing Ali's impact on sports and society during the tumultuous 1960s.

David Remnick is a writer with a rare gift for making readers understand the hearts and minds of our public figures. Whether it’s the decline and fall of Mike Tyson, Al Gore’s struggle to move forward after his loss in the 2000 election, or Vladimir Putin dealing with Gorbachev’s legacy, Remnick brings his subjects to life with extraordinary clarity and depth. In Reporting, he gives us his best writing from the past fifteen years, ranging from American politics and culture to post-Soviet Russia to the Middle East conflict; from Tony Blair grappling with Iraq, to Philip Roth making sense of America’s past, to the rise of Hamas in Palestine. Both intimate and deeply informed by history, Reporting is an exciting and panoramic portrait of our times.

"A collection of the New Yorker's groundbreaking reporting from the front lines of climate change-including writing from Bill McKibben, Elizabeth Kolbert, Ian Frazier, Kathryn Schulz, and more"-- Provided by publisher

This biography delves into the extraordinary life of Muhammad Ali, capturing his journey from a young boxing prodigy to a global icon. It explores his complex personality, activism, and the cultural impact he made both inside and outside the ring. The narrative is enriched by Salman Rushdie's introduction, offering insights into Ali's significance in contemporary history. Through vivid storytelling and extensive research, the book celebrates Ali's legacy as a champion not just in sports but also in social justice and human rights.

Through extensive on-the-record interviews with friends and teachers, mentors and disparagers, family members and Obama himself, David Remnick demonstrates how a rootless, unaccomplished, and confused young man created himself first as a community organizer in Chicago, then as a Harvard Law School graduate, and finally as President of the United States. "By looking at Obama's political rise through the prism of our racial history, Remnick gives us the conflicting agendas of black politicians: the dilemmas of ... heroes of the civil rights movement who are forced to reassess old loyalties and understand the priorties of a new generation of African-American leaders. The Bridge revisits the American drama of race, from slavery to civil rights, and makes clear how Obama's quest is not just his own but is emblematic of a nation where destiny is defined by individuals keen to imagine a future that is different from the reality of their current lives." -- from publisher description.