Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A story

(Paperback, New Illustrated Thorsons Classics edition)

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the most celebrated inspirational fable of our time, tells the story of a bird determined to be more than ordinary. This bestselling modern classic, reissued with a beautiful new cover design, is a story for people who want to follow their dreams and make their own rules and has inspired people for decades. '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 this story soar. 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). By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan learns the meaning of love and kindness and gets the ultimate payoff -- transcendence.

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Richard Bach with this book does two things.
He gives me Flight.
He makes me Young.
For both I am deeply grateful.
RAY BRADBURY

Author Bio

Richard Bach was a tactical fighter pilot, a motion picture stunt pilot, and flight instructor before becoming one of the worlds bestselling authors. His books include Illusions and Running from Safety.