Keith O'Brien's 6 favorite books

The author recommends stories of people who have beaten the odds

Keith O'Brien
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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder (Grove/Atlantic, $17). I wish, just once, to be as great as Gary Kinder was in telling this story about the steamer Central America, lost 200 miles off the Carolina coast in 1857, and about the one man bold enough to locate the ship and recover its treasure more than a century later.

King of the World by David Remnick (Vintage, $17). When Muhammad Ali dies, obituaries will recount his flair and his fists, his career statistics, and his penchant for poetry. We'll hear interviews with people who once knew Ali, the kid from Louisville who made good. Mostly, though, people should just read Remnick's book.

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