{"product_id":"king-a-life-young-adult-edition","title":"King: A Life (Young Adult Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHailed as \"the most compelling account of [Martin Luther] King's life in a generation\" by the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller is now adapted for young adults in this new standard biography of the most famous civil rights activist in American History. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOften regarded as more of a myth and legend than man, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was many things throughout his storied life: student, activist, preacher, dreamer, father, husband. From his Atlanta childhood centered in the historically Black neighborhood of Sweet Auburn to his precipitous rise as a civil rights leader on the streets of Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, Dr. King would go on to become one of the most recognizable, influential, and controversial persons of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this fast-paced and immersive adaptation of Jonathan Eig's groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller readers will meet a Dr. King like no other: a committed radical whose demands for racial and economic justice remain as urgent today as they were in his lifetime, a minister wrestling with his human frailties and dark moods, a citizen hunted by his own government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe inspiring young adult edition of \u003ci\u003eKing: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the author's never-before-seen research--including recently declassified FBI documents--while reaffirming and recontextualizing the lasting effects and implications of MLK's work for the present day. Adapted by National Book Award-nominated authors Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, this biography for a new generation is a nuanced, unprecedented portrayal of a man who truly shook the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccolades and Praise for \u003ci\u003eKing: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize Winner\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and Indie Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA National Book Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003e One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003e A \"Best Book of the Year\" from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e ● \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e ● \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine ● \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e ● \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e ● \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e ● \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine ●\u003ci\u003e Christian Science Monitor \u003c\/i\u003e● \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Supple, penetrating, heartstring-pulling and compulsively readable . . . Eig's book is worthy of its subject.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"No book could be more timely than Jonathan Eig's sweeping and majestic new \u003ci\u003eKing\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Michael G Long, Jonathan Eig, Yohuru Williams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46265609650412,"sku":"9780374393106","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780374393106.jpg?v=1741998192","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/king-a-life-young-adult-edition","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}