Muhammad Ali, A Tribute To The Greatest-Thomas Hauser.
Hauser has authored several Ali book since his definitive bio around '90. This particular book was compiled after Ali died but had excerpts of previous material and some new stuff. Hauser's bio is likely the singlemost reliable that has been put out over the years. He somehow became dissilussioned with Ali for reasons that aren't clear and I'm hoping the book will shed some light on that. He criticizes how Ali sold his name, in fact this book is mainly an updated form of his "The lost Legacy of Muhammad Ali" book. I'm not sure what happened but he was a companion of Ali and his wife for many years and then he wasn't. Some have said that he was used by the wife to bring Ali back to the public eye and then discarded. And there could be truth to it. In the eighties, Ali wasn't doing very well in any sense aside from his spirituality. A string of bad business ventures, hangers on, ex-wives and the muslims left him "broke on his ass" in a close associate's words. Muhammad had returned to relevance by 95 and would never have money worries again. Hauser seems dissapointed in Ali for some reason.
Books I've bought recently that look really good but I probably won't have time to read. Paul Lichter's "Elvis Presley, Behind Closed Doors" by a guy who knew the man and the book is a collectable that goes for 70-80 on amazon, i saw it for 7 so I grabbed it. Also, AJ Liebling's "The Sweet Science" probably would win a best all time book on boxing contest. Read it as a teen but never owned a copy. Liebling is considered the everest of boxing writing.
About to indulge in a book that I had picked up on a cold and rainy day back in my high school daZe and was immediately hooked ....this book revealed many obscure secrets of Nature at a superior level - nothing to do with the occult, but lots to do with how everything in the cosmos is connected !! The cover says it all. I finally found it again in a second-hand store because it has become pretty rare and out of print.
