Among the latest titles in the Inspirations series of short biographies of big characters who are inspirational to young people. In Muhammad Ali - fifteen rounds with the greatest, sportswriter Hugh Macdonald tells the story of a man who came from a humble American town and dominated the world by his presence, becoming the most famous face on the planet. Cassius Marcellus Clay was his 'slave name', and Muhammad Ali is the name he took when he embraced the Islamic religion. Ali had a personality that was engaging yet baffling. He lived through a revolutionary time in America when old prejudices about race were questioned. Ali stuck to his principles in the face of prejudice - an inspiring figure.