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Richard David Bach (born 23 June 1936) is an American writer. He is widely known as the author of the hugely popular 1970s best-sellers Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, and others. His books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely appearance. He is noted for his love of flying and for his books related to air flight and flying in a metaphorical context. He had pursued flying as a hobby since the age of 17.
Bach was born at Oak Park, Illinois.
He attended Long Beach State College in 1955. He has authored numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970), Illusions (1977), One (1989), and Out of My Mind (1999). Most of his books have been semi-autobiographical, using actual or fictionalized events from his life to illustrate his philosophy.
He served in the Navy Reserve, then later in the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Fighter Wing, 141st Fighter Squadron (USAF) as a F-84F pilot. Afterwards, he worked a variety of jobs, including technical writer for Douglas Aircraft and contributing editor for Flying magazine. He served in the USAF reserve deployed in France in 1960. He later became a barnstormer. Most of his books involve flight in some way, from the early stories which are straightforwardly about flying aircraft, to Stranger to the Ground, his first book, to his later works, in which he used flight as a philosophical metaphor.
In 1970, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a story about a seagull who flew for the love of flying rather than merely to catch food, was published by Macmillan Publishers. The book, which included unique photos of seagulls in flight by photographer Russell Munson, became a number-one bestseller on both the fiction and non-fiction lists. The book contained fewer than 10,000 words, yet it broke all hardcover sales records since Gone with the Wind. It sold more than 1,000,000 copies in 1972 alone. The surprise success of the book was widely reported in the media in the early 1970s.
In 1973, the book was turned into a movie, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation. The movie included a soundtrack by Neil Diamond.
A second book, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, published in 1977, tells the story of the narrator's encounter with a modern-day messiah who has decided to quit.
Bach has retained a dedicated fan base throughout the years. During the 1990s, Bach appeared online at Compuserve, where he answered e-mails personally. Bach was interviewed in April, 2005 on Conscious Talk Radio, and this interview was replayed a few times in 2006.
Books
* Stranger to the Ground (1963) Dell reprint (1990), ISBN 0-440-20658-8
* Biplane (1966) Dell Reprint (1990), ISBN 0-440-20657-X
* Nothing by Chance (1969) Dell Reprint 1990, ISBN 0-440-20656-1
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) Macmillan, ISBN 0-380-01286-3
* A Gift of Wings (1974) Dell Reissue (1989), ISBN 0-440-20432-1
* There's No Such Place As Far Away (1976) Delta (1998), ISBN 0-385-31927-4
* Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977), ISBN 0-385-28501-9
* The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story (1984) Dell Reissue (1989), ISBN 0-440-10826-8
* One (1988) Dell Reissue 1989, ISBN 0-440-20562-X
* Running from Safety (1995) Delta, ISBN 0-385-31528-7
* Out of My Mind (2000) Delta, ISBN 0-385-33490-7
* The Ferret Chronicles (five novellas):
o Air Ferrets Aloft (2002) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2753-0
o Rescue Ferrets at Sea (2002) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2750-6
o Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse (2002) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2754-9
o Rancher Ferrets on the Range (2003) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2755-7
o The Last War: Detective Ferrets and the Case of the Golden Deed (2003) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2756-5
* Curious Lives: Adventures from the Ferret Chronicles (2005) Hampton Roads Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57174-457-6
The book Curious Lives is in fact the above five Ferret Chronicles books collected in one volume, the only changes being changes to the titles of each of the five.
* Flying: The Aviation Trilogy (2003) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-4747-7, Collected edition containing
o Stranger to the Ground
o Biplane
o Nothing by Chance
* Messiah's Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul (2004), ISBN 1-57174-421-5
* Hypnotizing Maria (2009), ISBN 1-57174-623-4
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bach
http://www.youtube.com/v/PyHSu-trNt0
Bach was born at Oak Park, Illinois.
He attended Long Beach State College in 1955. He has authored numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970), Illusions (1977), One (1989), and Out of My Mind (1999). Most of his books have been semi-autobiographical, using actual or fictionalized events from his life to illustrate his philosophy.
He served in the Navy Reserve, then later in the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Fighter Wing, 141st Fighter Squadron (USAF) as a F-84F pilot. Afterwards, he worked a variety of jobs, including technical writer for Douglas Aircraft and contributing editor for Flying magazine. He served in the USAF reserve deployed in France in 1960. He later became a barnstormer. Most of his books involve flight in some way, from the early stories which are straightforwardly about flying aircraft, to Stranger to the Ground, his first book, to his later works, in which he used flight as a philosophical metaphor.
In 1970, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a story about a seagull who flew for the love of flying rather than merely to catch food, was published by Macmillan Publishers. The book, which included unique photos of seagulls in flight by photographer Russell Munson, became a number-one bestseller on both the fiction and non-fiction lists. The book contained fewer than 10,000 words, yet it broke all hardcover sales records since Gone with the Wind. It sold more than 1,000,000 copies in 1972 alone. The surprise success of the book was widely reported in the media in the early 1970s.
In 1973, the book was turned into a movie, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation. The movie included a soundtrack by Neil Diamond.
A second book, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, published in 1977, tells the story of the narrator's encounter with a modern-day messiah who has decided to quit.
Bach has retained a dedicated fan base throughout the years. During the 1990s, Bach appeared online at Compuserve, where he answered e-mails personally. Bach was interviewed in April, 2005 on Conscious Talk Radio, and this interview was replayed a few times in 2006.
Books
* Stranger to the Ground (1963) Dell reprint (1990), ISBN 0-440-20658-8
* Biplane (1966) Dell Reprint (1990), ISBN 0-440-20657-X
* Nothing by Chance (1969) Dell Reprint 1990, ISBN 0-440-20656-1
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) Macmillan, ISBN 0-380-01286-3
* A Gift of Wings (1974) Dell Reissue (1989), ISBN 0-440-20432-1
* There's No Such Place As Far Away (1976) Delta (1998), ISBN 0-385-31927-4
* Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977), ISBN 0-385-28501-9
* The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story (1984) Dell Reissue (1989), ISBN 0-440-10826-8
* One (1988) Dell Reissue 1989, ISBN 0-440-20562-X
* Running from Safety (1995) Delta, ISBN 0-385-31528-7
* Out of My Mind (2000) Delta, ISBN 0-385-33490-7
* The Ferret Chronicles (five novellas):
o Air Ferrets Aloft (2002) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2753-0
o Rescue Ferrets at Sea (2002) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2750-6
o Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse (2002) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2754-9
o Rancher Ferrets on the Range (2003) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2755-7
o The Last War: Detective Ferrets and the Case of the Golden Deed (2003) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2756-5
* Curious Lives: Adventures from the Ferret Chronicles (2005) Hampton Roads Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57174-457-6
The book Curious Lives is in fact the above five Ferret Chronicles books collected in one volume, the only changes being changes to the titles of each of the five.
* Flying: The Aviation Trilogy (2003) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-4747-7, Collected edition containing
o Stranger to the Ground
o Biplane
o Nothing by Chance
* Messiah's Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul (2004), ISBN 1-57174-421-5
* Hypnotizing Maria (2009), ISBN 1-57174-623-4
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bach
http://www.youtube.com/v/PyHSu-trNt0
