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Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. He has written numerous flight-related works of fiction and non-fiction. 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.
Richard David Bach was born June 23, 1936 in Oak Park, Illinois. His family moved in 1941 to a little ranch north of Tucson, Arizona where they spent three years before ultimately settling down in Long Beach, California when Richard was eight years old.
The Official Website of Richard Bach, beloved author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions – The Adventures of A Reluctant Messiah.
Richard Bach has 124 books on Goodreads with 607833 ratings. Richard Bach’s most popular book is Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
The Official Website of Richard Bach, beloved author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions – The Adventures of A Reluctant Messiah.
Jan 1, 1977 · Illusions is a lighthearted mystical adventure story about two barnstorming vagabonds who meet in the fields of the Midwest. Richard Bach meets Don Shimoda, the Reluctant Messiah. Magic and miracles surround Don. He calls them Illusions, not Miracles. Richard wants to learn. Don presents him with Messiah's Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul.
With over 60 million copies of his books sold, Richard Bach remains one of the world's most beloved authors. A former USAF fighter pilot, Air Force captain and latter-day barnstorming pilot, Bach continues to be an avid aviator-author, exploring and chronicling the joys and freedom of flying, reporting his findings to readers.
Richard Bach is the author of Stranger to the Ground, Biplane, Nothing by Chance, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, A Gift of Wings, Illusions, There’s No Such Place as Far Away, The Bridge Across Forever, One, and Running from Safety.
Jul 14, 2022 · Fifty years ago this month, the book at the top of The Times’s fiction best-seller list was Richard Bach’s 93-page fable, “Jonathan Livingston Seagull,” which The Times described as “a tale about...
Richard Bach, a pilot and aviation writer, achieved success as a new age author with the publication of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a novel that Bach maintains was the result of two separate visionary experiences over a period of eight years.
