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Stephanie Curtis

Muhammad Ali's life inside and outside the ring

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'Ali: A Life' by Jonathan Eig
'Ali: A Life' by Jonathan Eig
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Jonathan Eig's new biography of the heavyweight champ, "Ali: A Life," doesn't just examine the boxer as a sports figure. It puts his transformation from Cassius Clay to Mohammed Ali into an illuminating cultural and political context that Eig felt hasn't been explored in previous biographies.

Eig spoke to Stephanie Curtis about his new book, which The Thread named one of the 10 best non-fiction books of 2017, calling it "a book not unlike the Champ himself — so quick-witted and light on its feet, you might overlook its power and heft."

Listen to their interview by using the audio player above.