The Herd with Colin Cowherd

You read the Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson biography. It's day to day.

You read the Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson biography. It's day-to-day you're pushing stuff. It's poker playing. It's bluffs. It's a bit of a grift.

I've never seen Harry Potter. This guy here has got his feet on the ground.

there's a reason why Twilight and Stranger Things and Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings and all that stuff is so popular.

But one, The Godfather was a book and then an epic movie. Two, I don't believe he's actually ever read the book. I'm not sure he's totally watched the movie because he can't pick out his favorite quote.

But three, that's just a movie and a book. The reality is everyone knows, and why wouldn't you? Why wouldn't you discuss with your best player what's it look like? Why wouldn't you understand what you're walking into? Or if you're taking the job, are you going to be here?

But one, The Godfather was a book and then an epic movie.

I'm not sure he's totally watched the movie because he can't pick out his favorite quote.

One of my favorite business quotes of all time was Shoe Dog Phil Knight. Just a fantastic book. I listened because I'm an audiobook guy. But if you want to read it, listen to it. It's just a fantastic listen on kind of the origin, the history of Nike.

And he said something in that book that I'll never forget because it's so true. That business is a war without bullets.

Anyone that's read Shoe Dog Nike was kind of randomly picked. It wasn't even supposed to be that name.

It's the last book you read Where the Wild Things Are.

Let the wild rump is stark good. So good day. It's a last book you read Where the Wild Things Are. It's a great book. I you know, I want to I want to leave on top rich is hard to top that one.

Having I probably got halfway through I ended up listening to podcasts. So I don't finish audiobooks, but the business Sam Walton made in America. He's got a start at Walmart about like in the 60s and 70s when he was building up that business is incredible.

I listen to a book on tape ... and I bought Made in America the Sam Walton story. It is crazy like the Walmart I know and how big and dominant it is, his story back in the 50s and 60s and 70s of building up that company.

He has a net worth of three times that of the number two family. The Hunts are worth 25. Greg Penner, the team CEO and husband of Ann Walton, Rob's daughter has already spent 500 million of their own money on facility upgrades.

One of the great basketball books ever written is The Jordan Rules by Sam Smith, formerly at the Chicago Trib, now Bulls.com, great NBA writer, been covering this league for a long time.

the Pistons had what they called The Jordan Rules yeah no famous book Sam Smith

I would go with either Darth Bane or Darth Plagueis. I'm a big Sith guy. I find them to be the most fascinating entity in that universe. Darth Bane has three books that you can find in the Legends continuum and then Plagueis has one. Those are like four of my favorite books ever. Highly recommend you guys check them out.

Darth Bane books are really good.

Thrawn is going to be my third place guy. Grand Admiral Thrawn, those of you guys who have watched Rebels or read the Thrawn books will know why Thrawn is such a cool character.

The Thrawn books are some of my favorites.

They're getting into Thrawn in the Ahsoka TV series, so that would be a good one.

I've written three books on Trump, but for some reason, the people around him, they keep on talking to me.

I've written three books on Trump, but for some reason, the people around him, they keep on talking to me.

So in Mamba mentality, he wrote about this and I didn't read about this left first passing and his passing really affected me.

So when he passed, it really, really affected me.

And I read his page in Mamba mentality where he said, you know, talking about guys were Kobe stoppers.

He said, you know, Shane, you know, Shane never talked trash to me because he knew that it fire me up and he never admitted that like he could guard me.

He's like, but I saw that as false humility and I attacked him because of it. But but I still respected Shane.

Kobe could be a little off-putting. He could be, go read the book by Jeff Perlman.

Lord of the Rings or a song of ice and fire? Lord of the Rings. I do love both.

there's a reason why Twilight and Stranger Things and Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings and all that stuff is so popular.

I'm George M. Johnson, and my book, All Boys Aren't Blue, was just named the most banned book in America.

This Pride Month, we are not just celebrating, we're fighting back. I'm George M. Johnson, author of the most banned book in America. On my podcast, Fighting Words, we talk to people who use their voices to resist, disrupt, and make our community stronger.

This Pride Month, we are not just celebrating, we're fighting back. I'm George M. Johnson, and my book, All Boys Aren't Blue, was just named the most banned book in America. If the culture wars have taught me anything, it's that pride is protest.

This Pride Month, we are not just celebrating, we're fighting back. I'm George M. Johnson, and my book, All Boys Aren't Blue, was just named the most banned book in America. If the culture wars have taught me anything, it's that pride is protest.

Well now Andrew Marchand of The Athletic is reporting that Bill Belichick is working on his own book.

I think Bill made the classic mistake that a lot of coaches do is that he owned that power in the last seven or eight years. He kind of told scouts, 'I'll take the draft over,' and they just missed.

Brady won a Super Bowl without you. You are struggling to be competitive without Tom, and the drafting has left New England talentless.

I was thinking of you flying back from Boston the other day. So I was flying from Boston on vacation. I came back to LA and I watched a couple episodes of Dynasty.

Now that's Jeff Benedict's book, and that is, you know, it's understood in the industry that that's a very craft favorable interpretation of Dynasty. Yours was not.

you know the I had Eno Eno Connor on great author he's wrote Bellacheck, Derek Jeter book Captain.

You know, I loved the rise and rain of Mike Shyshevsky, author of Belichick.

Asia has a book coming out on February 6th titled Dear Black Girls.

It's about her journey growing up in South Carolina.

Kind of not fitting in over here yet. Not fitting in on this side as well.

That journey all the way up to WNBA superstar. Superstar in general. Let's not even put a WNBA title on it, superstar.

Asia has a book coming out on February 6th titled Dear Black Girls.

It's about her journey growing up in South Carolina. Kind of not fitting in over here yet. Not fitting in on this side as well. That journey all the way up to WNBA superstar. Superstar in general. Let's not even put a WNBA title on it, superstar.

I wrote about it in Football Done Right.

Okay, here with long time NFL executive and current author, because he is writing books left and right, Football Done Right, gridiron genius.

When, you know, the nickel defense, as I wrote about in Football Done Right, was invented by Buddy Parker, who can't get in the hall of fame.

His newest memoir, Lucky Me, a memoir of changing the odds, Rich Paul.

Lucky Me. A memoir of changing the odds. Rich Paul. Appreciate it.

His newest memoir, Lucky Me, a memoir of changing the odds, Rich Paul.

Let's start with the book. Lucky Me, a memoir of changing the odds.

I did the audio book, which was extremely emotional.

I didn't know how much I actually needed to write the book. I was withholding that trauma that I went through for all those years.

Bron's all platinum Lucky Me a memoir of changing the odds Rich Paul appreciate it.

Malcolm Jenkins has a new book. What Winners Won't Tell You. Joining us, a friend of the herd on the show. 13 years. Two Super Bowls. Multiple Pro Bowls. ...

So the book is What Winners Won't Tell You, Lessons from a Legendary Defender. It's got a great cover. I've had this discussion before.

The book is called What Winners Won't Tell You. You can tell from Malcolm Jenkins, a very thoughtful guy, lessons from a legendary defender.

What Winners Won't Tell You. Forward by Tom Brady. The lessons from a legendary defender. I can't wait to dive into this thing.

So the book is What Winners Won't Tell You, Lessons from a Legendary Defender. It's got a great cover.

The book is called What Winners Won't Tell You. You can tell from Malcolm Jenkins, a very thoughtful guy, lessons from a legendary defender.

This is a great looking book. I appreciate it. What Winners Won't Tell You forward by Tom Brady lessons from a legendary defender.

And read Malcolm Jenkins' book.

You wrote a book about it, The Victory Machine, The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty.

You wrote a book about it, The Victory Machine, The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty.