The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality

Join Mike Sielski as he shares his award winning book, the story of the early life of basketball star and Lower Merion native Kobe Bryant, covering his youth, his basketball career at Lower Merion High School, his search for his identity as a teenager on the Main Line, and the events, traits, and signs that foretold the complexity of his character and greatness as an athlete. Library Journal described the book as “a landmark account… [that] will stand as the most objective, definitive record of his youth.” An accompanying podcast, I Am Kobe, was written and narrated by Sielski. A copy of the book will be available for purchase. A book signing will follow the talk. Special student rate available. Please call 610-687-0460.