![]() He thought that spreading the word of Islam was so important. He was giving about 30% of his paycheck to Islam. The biggest part for me was learning about how much he stressed about taking care of the people he was taking care of: not only his family, extended family and friends, but also his religion. What did we learn about your father when you wrote this book? Your father was so well-known that we think that we know everything there is to know about him. The loss of his health and the loss of his marriage. The love he had for his family, and for me. The subtitle of the book is A Memoir of Love, Loss and Forgiveness. I felt like I was in a time warp, transcribing the tapes and listening to him. The longest stage of writing the book was listening to the audio recordings. When he actually gave them to me in 2003 I was finishing up writing Soul of a Butterfly. I got the idea to write a book based on my dad’s audio recordings. ![]() ![]() The original title of the book, was Conversations with the Greatest. At Home with Muhammad Ali features dozens of audio recordings, and some newly discovered love Letters from you dad and your mom. Your previous books, More Than a Hero (2000), The Soul of Butterfly (2004), and Ali On Ali (2018), are good entries into the complexities of your father. ![]()
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