{"title":"Leigh Montville","description":"Three-time New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville is a former columnist at The Boston Globe and former senior writer at Sports Illustrated. He is the winner of many sports journalism awards, including the 2016 Red Smith Award, and was inducted into the Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame in 2009. Montville is the author of Evel, The Mysterious Montague, The Big Bam, Ted Williams, At the Altar of Speed, Manute, and Why Not Us? He lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts.","products":[{"product_id":"sting-like-a-bee-muhammad-ali-vs-the-united-states-of-america-1966-1971-paperback","title":"Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA PEN\/ESPN AWARD FOR LITERARY SPORTS WRITING FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tremendous new biography of Muhammad Ali that zeroes in on the moment Ali turned from an athlete to an activist-icon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuhammad Ali: heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist, and cultural icon. In \u003ci\u003eSting Like a Bee\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author Lee Montville takes a close look at the famed boxer, whose bombastic persona was rivaled only by his athletic performance. But Ali was more than just a boxer. He renounced his \"slave name,\" joined the Nation of Islam, and refused to join the military. His story is the story of America in the late sixties, his life intersecting sports and pop culture, politics and the people. \u003ci\u003eSting Like a Bee\u003c\/i\u003e zeroes in on five important years of his life, putting the legend in context. It's a portrait of an athlete and a portrait of America during a time of social unrest and earth-shaking change, a must-read for anyone looking to get a clear view of the man and his country.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368255848671,"sku":"9780307950321","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/C4jCHydaml9780307950321.webp?v=1789125121"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/leigh-montville.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}