Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Hardcover

Bach, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0025045407 ISBN 13: 9780025045408

Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD, 1970

Synopsis

The most celebrated inspirational fable of our time is now available on CD, narrated by the author. Telling the story of a bird determined to be more than ordinary, Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a story for people who want to follow their dreams and make their own rules. A bestselling modern classic, this book 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,’ narrates 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.

Beautifully narrated by the author, this is a stirring tale that has inspired millions of people worldwide.

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Review:

"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 neighbourhood 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 pay-off: 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

Review:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD
• Publication date: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0025045407
• ISBN 13: 9780025045408
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 8