NBA Book Reading Thread.

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Here are some books legendary Phil Jackson has given to his players over the years.

Those books were key to their success and had big role on his players' personal growth.

The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughes.

Read by Scottie Pippen, 1990-91.

Joshua: A Parable for Today by Joseph F. Girzone.

Read by Horace Grant, 1992-93.

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison.

Read by Michael Jordan, 1992-93.

Pink Panther

Read by Toni Kukoc, 1993-94.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig.

Read by Dennis Rodman, 1995-96.

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.
Read by Shaquille O'Neal, 1999-2000.

Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche.
Read by Shaquille O'Neal, 1999-2000.

(SHAQ always says that these 2 books helped him to build his character and leadership during his MVP season.)

The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
The White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty.

Read by Kobe Bryant, 1999-2000.

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell.

Kobe Bryant, 2005-06.

Montana 1948 by Larry Watson.

Read by Kobe Bryant, 2009-10.

Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz.

Read by Jerry West, 1999-2000.

Yes, he gave it to The Logo.

The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway.

Read by Andrew Bynum, 2005-06.

Six Easy Pieces by Walter Mosley.

Read by Andrew Bynum, 2009-10.

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway.

Read by Luke Walton, 2007-08.

The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey.

Read by Luke Walton, 2009-10.

The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks.

Read by Derek Fisher, 2007-08.

Sacred Hoops by Phil Jackson.

Read by Metta World Peace, 2009-10.

There Is No Next by Sam Smith.

Read by Knicks roster, 2014-15.

Mindfulness on the Go by Jan Chozen Bays.

Read by Knicks roster, 2016-17.

The Positive Dog: A Story About the Power of Positivity by Jon Gordon.
The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance by George Mumford.

Read by Kristaps Porzingis, 2015-16.