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Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson

The "Zen Master" who built the Bulls and Lakers dynasties by integrating mindfulness, Native American philosophy, and tribal leadership into professional sports.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson
Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson
Paul Graham
Paul Graham

Read by Jordan Peterson, Bryan Johnson, Paul Graham and 1 others

byRobert M. Pirsig
1974540 Pages

You look at where you're going and where you are and it never makes sense, but then you look back at where you've been and a pattern seems to emerge.

Phil Jackson

Source: Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

Tribal Leadership

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

Tribal Leadership

Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization

byDave Logan, John King, Halee Fischer-Wright
2008320 Pages

In their groundbreaking book, Tribal Leadership, management consultants Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright lay out the five stages of tribal development... My goal in my first year as head coach was to transform the Bulls from a stage 3 team of lone warriors... to a stage 4 team.

Phil Jackson

Source: Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff
Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Steve Jobs, Marc Benioff, Phil Jackson

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

byShunryu Suzuki
2020176 Pages

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few.

Phil Jackson

Source: Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior

Siddhartha

Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant
Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson

Read by Tim Ferriss, Naval Ravikant, Bryan Johnson and 5 others

Siddhartha

An Indian Tale

byHermann Hesse
2002176 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Shaquille O'Neal to aid his focus and self-discovery

Ecce Homo

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

Ecce Homo

How One Becomes What One Is

byFriedrich Nietzsche
1908144 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Shaquille O'Neal

Montana 1948

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

byLarry Watson
1993169 Pages

It was about a part of the country I grew up in, so it was something special for me to give it to him.

Phil Jackson

Source: Hand-picked for Kobe Bryant

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Stephen King
Stephen King
Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Stephen King, Phil Jackson

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A Novel

byRoberto Bolaño
2008898 Pages

Pau's a reader. He's got himself a tome right there.

Phil Jackson

Source: Hand-picked for Pau Gasol

The Ways of White Folks

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

byLangston Hughes
1990272 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Scottie Pippen

The White Boy Shuffle

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

byPaul Beatty
2021240 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Kobe Bryant

Shantaram

Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Chip Wilson
Chip Wilson
Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Richard Branson, Chip Wilson, Phil Jackson

Shantaram

A Novel

byGregory David Roberts
2003936 Pages

Source: Recommended to Kobe Bryant during injury recovery

The Monkey Wrench Gang

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

byEdward Abbey
2006448 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Luke Walton

Reservation Blues

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

bySherman Alexie
2005306 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Sasha Vujacic

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

Six Easy Pieces

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

Six Easy Pieces

Easy Rawlins Stories

byWalter Mosley
2003288 Pages

He said it was a good, quick read.

Phil Jackson

Source: Hand-picked for Andrew Bynum

The Right Mistake

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

The Right Mistake

The Further Philosophical Investigations of Socrates Fortlow

byWalter Mosley
2008288 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Lamar Odom

There Is No Next

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

There Is No Next

NBA Legends on the Legacy of Michael Jordan

bySam Smith
2014274 Pages

He said he wanted the players, especially Carmelo Anthony, to grasp the level of intensity needed to be a champion.

Phil Jackson

Source: Hand-picked for Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks

Things Fall Apart

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

byChinua Achebe
1994224 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Bill Cartwright

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

byTom Wolfe
2004704 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Bill Cartwright

Say It Ain't So, Joe!

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

Say It Ain't So, Joe!

The True Story of Shoeless Joe Jackson

byDonald Gropman
1992317 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Michael Jordan

There Are No Children Here

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

There Are No Children Here

The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America

byAlex Kotlowitz
1991336 Pages

I thought it might be a source of information because a lot of people were clamoring about his inattentiveness to the people in Chicago, and I thought it was a good book for him to keep and to have.

Phil Jackson

Source: Hand-picked for Michael Jordan

The Perfect Vehicle

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

The Perfect Vehicle

What It Is About Motorcycles

byMelissa Holbrook Pierson
1997242 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Dennis Rodman

All the Pretty Horses

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

byCormac McCarthy
1992301 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Steve Kerr

A Thief of Time

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

byTony Hillerman
1988336 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Steve Kerr

Makes Me Wanna Holler

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Read by Phil Jackson

Makes Me Wanna Holler

A Young Black Man in America

byNathan McCall
1995448 Pages

Source: Hand-picked for Jordan Farmar

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