Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Story by Richard Bach (story) and Russell Munson (photography) ISBN: 0006490344 First published 1970 This book was recommended to me by a friend several years ago. We had only just met, but shared interests in music and films. He told me I had to read this fantastic book that he read every year. I was intrigued enough to pop to my local library and try to find the book. I found it. No one had got the book out for six months, tucked away in a tiny niche, you would only find it if you knew what you were looking for. I got the book out, took it home and made myself a nice cup of tea and sat down to read. I was so engrossed ...  Read the complete review

Once in a while, someone passes on a book for you to read - and it ends up as one of your all-time favourites. So it is with Jonathon Livingston Seagull. From the very first page, I was hooked on the story of Jonathon, the seagull who wants to be more than just one of the flock, who has dreams of other things. This is one of those books which is full of metaphors; you can put the experiences that Jonathon has into context with all the obstacles and progressions in your own life. It is uplifting in its simplicity, just a small book of approximately 90 pages and yet has proved to be so inspirational to many. Where the other birds were content just to eat, ...  Read the complete review

I said I would not dare to write a book review. Like Jonathan I have dared, and can only hope that to a small degree I have succeeded. I'm sure you'll let me know if I should go back to dogs and yoghurt. :-) When a way of life has always been; when the limitations of a culture have been accepted as the norm by all the generations before, change is feared. The rare being born with the vision to see what could be possible and the faith to act on his beliefs is a heretic. This is a story of one such being, whose courage turned impossible dreams into reality, even though the penalty was to be the utter loneliness of the outcast. Richard Bach ...  Read the complete review

This book travels with me whenever I go off to work overseas and in fact at this moment is sitting on a Greek island awaiting my return next summer. I first read it over 20 years ago, have read it many times since and it never loses its magic for me! Being a bit of a nomad and a free spirit, I have worked abroad quite often over the years and have read Jonathan in various locations. The best spot of all was when I was living in the Algarve and found a secret 'retreat' where I could enjoy peace, quiet and contemplation. It was on a ledge at the top of a cliff (quite a wide ledge!!) looking out to sea, hearing the waves crashing against the rocks ...  Read the complete review

Every once in a while you find a book that is equally inspiring as it is moving, and makes you think about things in perhaps ways before we might not have considered. I consider myself to be positive and open minded so when I was told about this inspiring book by a close friend I decided to look it up on Amazon and give it a go. I ordered the book straight away and after reading several positive reviews was very excited for the postman to post this to me. Jonathan Livingston Seagull is known as the "most celebrated inspirarional fable of our time" and is written by Richard Bach. The book is very short with only 87 pages and is ...  Read the complete review