Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

Her campaign manager, Paul Marcus, mentioned that he flew airplanes and invited Richard on a flight in his Globe Swift. Bach attended Long Beach State College in 1955.īach's first airplane flight occurred at age 14, when his mother was campaigning for a seat on the council of Long Beach, California. His father was an American Red Cross chapter manager. In late August 2012, Bach was severely injured when on approach to landing at Friday Harbor, Washington, his aircraft clipped some power lines and crashed upside down in a field.īach was born in Oak Park, Illinois, to Roland R. He has flown as a hobby since the age of 17. Bach is noted for his love of aviation and for his books related to flying in a metaphorical context. His books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely appearance. Most of Bach's books have been semi-autobiographical, using actual or fictionalized events from his life to illustrate his philosophy.

His works include Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977), both of which were among the 1970s' biggest sellers.

He has written numerous works of fiction and also non-fiction flight-related titles. The dreamy illustrations by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations for this spirituality classic that has inspired thousands of readers to follow their own path in life and so fulfill their true potential.Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan learns the meaning of love and kindness and gets the ultimate payoff – transcendence. This bestselling modern classic is a fable about seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe or neighbourhood finds your ambition threatening (at one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock).

For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight.' Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes this story soar. 'For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. 'Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight – how to get from shore to food and back again,' writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. The complete edition of a timeless classic, includes the recently rediscovered Part Four and 'Last Words' by Richard Bach.Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the most celebrated inspirational fable of our time, tells the story of a bird determined to be more than ordinary.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach