Jonathan Livingston Seagull Author:Richard Bach The book tells the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a seagull who is bored with the daily squabbles over food. Seized by a passion for flight, he pushes himself, learning everything he can about flying, until finally his unwillingness to conform results in his expulsion from his flock. An outcast, he continues to learn, becoming increasingl... more »y pleased with his abilities as he leads an idyllic life.« less
This incredible book is one I read each and every summer -- it is good for my soul! Jonathan can be found in all of us; his joy, his despair, his success and his failure, his acceptance and his shunning -- through it all he senses a higher power we all will find in ourselves and in our faith.
This is a book I will always request from PBS -- for it is a privilege to share with others this fabulous story. If you haven't taken the time to read this book, please do yourself a favor and make time for it today.
This book actually has an ISBN (0-02-504540-4) but apparently Jonathan and I are the only two who know about it because it isn't recognized by anyone else.
I read it a long time ago, but re-reading the last few pages just now, the general theme is mind over matter; you can be anything you think you can, anything you give yourself the power to be; we haven't begun to tap the possibilities of what we can become.