Jonathan Livingston Seagull
 | von Richard Bach
ISBN: 0380012863 |
"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. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight." Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic, and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. --Gail Hudson
Lessons on Flight And Life
Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a very brief, easily readable tale about a young seagull who is always stretching beyond his limits. Never satisfied with being "average", Jonathan wants to fly faster, wilder and better than any other seagull. Over the course of this short story Jonathan is enlightened about his own existence and teaches other gulls like him.This beautiful, heart-rending story is a page turner and a quick read. It is also well worth the time spent reading it and is a good story to keep nearby for reading again and again. I found that this book changed my perspective greatly. It's a very uplifting and heartening work. It's also interesting to note that Richard Bach wrote this story for a fellow friend of his, a pilot named Jonathan Livingston who died in the 1970's. This is a book about limits, precisely, about never letting them hinder you. It's a terrific story.
A book to free the mind.
Beautiful book. I bought the Jonathan Livingston LP as well. (found it at a garage sale for 2 bucks.) A good book to pick you up, almost like the opposite of a Dilbert book. Inspiring, touching, and can be read in a short period of time. Also read Illusions, and One by the same author. Illusions was pretty good too. Follows along the same philosophy of being able to free your mind. Just don't take the book to literally, it is more of a figurative book. Have fun with the book!
This is a moving, thought provoking work of art!
This novel by Richard Bach is somewhat of a spiritual journey into the reader's own soul. It is a "step back and realize" book about life in it's entirety. After reading and thinking of this work, one can truly understand simplicity and happiness. "Very moving" is the first comment in my mind when I think of this book. I read it first when I was 11 years old and have read it at least once a year since, It keeps a heart and soul alive with hope for the future. It is a very quick read due to its brevity, but the thoughts stirred by it will last a lifetime.
Mr. Bach, Thank you.
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