NBA Legend and Lakers Shooting Guard
by Malcolm Gladwell
“The 15 titles include... Blink by Malcolm Gladwell”
— Kobe Bryant – 15 books that inspired the basketball legend, from The Art of War to Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Marcus Luttrell
“The Kobe reading list includes “ Lone Survivor,” Marcus Luttrell”
— Kobe Bryant's Reading List Compiled By Los Angeles ...
by Shari Lesser Wenk & Tim Grover
“Kobe Bryant's Book Recommendations”
— Kobe Bryant's Book Recommendations (updated 2025)
by Phil Knight
“Phil Knight's Nike book. That one to me was eh. But then again I'm not big on autobiographies. I can see why Kobe would love it.”
— Books that Kobe read and recommend : r/lakers
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
“Kobe Bryant's Book Recommendations”
— Kobe Bryant's Book Recommendations (updated 2025)
by Joseph Campbell
“L.A. Public Library put together a list of books once recommended by the basketball legend”
— L.A. Public Library releases Kobe Bryant’s reading list | A&E | unionleader.com
by Malcolm Gladwell
“The 15 titles include... The Tipping Point and Blink by Malcolm Gladwell”
— Kobe Bryant – 15 books that inspired the basketball legend, from The Art of War to Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Luke Sullivan
“L.A. Public Library put together a list of books once recommended by the basketball legend”
— L.A. Public Library releases Kobe Bryant’s reading list | A&E | unionleader.com
by Caron Butler
“The Kobe reading list includes “ Tuff Juice,” Caron Butler”
— Kobe Bryant's Reading List Compiled By Los Angeles ...
by George R.R. Martin
“Kobe Bryant's Book Recommendations”
— Kobe Bryant's Book Recommendations (updated 2025)
by Jonathan Abrams
“Another great one is Boys Among Men by Jonathan Abrams is a brilliant book that touches on his story to the pros amongst pretty much every other HS to NBA player.”
— Any good books to teach a casual about Kobe's mindset? : r/lakers
by Tomi Adeyemi
“L.A. Public Library put together a list of books once recommended by the basketball legend”
— L.A. Public Library releases Kobe Bryant’s reading list | A&E | unionleader.com
by Orson Scott Card
“He became obsessed with the sci-fi thriller Ender's Game.”
— Kobe Bryant Favorite Books
by J.K. Rowling
“Harry Potter Set (Books 1-7)”
— Kobe Bryant Favorite Books
by Richard Bach
“L.A. Public Library put together a list of books once recommended by the basketball legend”
— L.A. Public Library releases Kobe Bryant’s reading list | A&E | unionleader.com
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
“I loved Team of Rivals, and Leadership really built on the things I had taken away from that book.”
— Kobe Bryant Favorite Books
by David Epstein
“Kobe Bryant's Book Recommendations”
— Kobe Bryant's Book Recommendations (updated 2025)
by Robert A. Heinlein
“Books recommended by - The CEO Library”
— Books recommended by - The CEO Library
by Jason Reynolds
“L.A. Public Library put together a list of books once recommended by the basketball legend”
— L.A. Public Library releases Kobe Bryant’s reading list | A&E | unionleader.com
by Paulo Coelho
“L.A. Public Library put together a list of books once recommended by the basketball legend”
— L.A. Public Library releases Kobe Bryant’s reading list | A&E | unionleader.com
by Chris Ballard
“Another great one is The Art of a Beautiful Game by Chris Ballard. It has an entire chapter devoted to his training process that goes quite in depth but the book as a whole is one of the best I've read on the NBA.”
— Any good books to teach a casual about Kobe's mindset? : r/lakers
by Sunzi
“L.A. Public Library put together a list of books once recommended by the basketball legend”
— L.A. Public Library releases Kobe Bryant’s reading list | A&E | unionleader.com
by Kobe Bryant
“His book - "The Mamba Mentality, How I Play"”
— Any good books to teach a casual about Kobe's mindset? : r/lakers
by Matthew Quick
“L.A. Public Library put together a list of books once recommended by the basketball legend”
— L.A. Public Library releases Kobe Bryant’s reading list | A&E | unionleader.com
by Kobe Bryant
“I've ordered his Wizenard's series and being that it's Kobe, I'll probably really like it.”
— Books that Kobe read and recommend : r/lakers
by Luke Longstreet Sullivan
by George R. R. Martin
by George R. R. Martin
by George R.R. Martin
by George R.R. Martin
by Marlon James
by Tiffany D. Jackson
by Miyamoto Musashi
by William Strauss and Neil Howe
by Ryan Holiday