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Summary: Ultimate Fantasy
Review: This is the ultimate fantasy of love and kindness triumphing over the mundane matters of everyday existance. Hurray for the spiritually evolved gull, who decides love is more important than food, and "thinking will make it so". We can all learn a priceless lesson from Jonathan!
Arlene Millman
author of BOOMERANG - A MIRACLE TRILOGY
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Summary: There is much more to this book than at first glance
Review: This slim little volume is quite an interesting book. In the simplistic sense it is the story of a seagull who is exiled from the flock because of unseagull like tendencies. Jonathon was a seagull who dreams of flying, not like the other gulls, but to the full extent of his potential. He wants to be better, to fly better and this is contrary to the nature of the flock. He doesn't fit in and he is exiled for it. After the exile he discovers that there is an entirely different world out there with gulls who are also trying to reach their potential. He becomes part of this world and tries to teach other gulls to not just follow the flock but rather to excel and be a better gull. This is the simple explanation of the story.This is also not all there is to the story of Jonathon Livingston Seagull. This is a fable for us to learn a lesson from. Richard Bach is telling us that we can be like Jonathon Seagull. He is telling us that we must still seek our higher ambition even if our friends and family don't understand or try to hold us back. This is a very relevant book for today (even though it was written 30 years ago). Call it a fable, call it a parable, this is a good book to read and should even be on some required reading lists.
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Summary: Read More and Be Inspired By these Great Books!!!
Review: Can't get enough of visionary fiction? Neither can I! These are just a few titles that will inspire you: The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield) ; The Butterfly (Jay Singh); The Monk who sold his Ferrari (Robin Sharma) ; The Alchemist (Paulo Coehlo); Chasing Rumi (Roger Housden). My favorite is by far and away THE ALCHEMIST! Go ahead...be inspired. Happy reading. Donald S. Buckland.
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Summary: beautiful
Review: i always rave about this book to my friends, but i refuse to lend it out; if there was ever a book every single person ought to own, it's jonathan livingston seagull. at [the price] for the paperback edition, it doesn't set you back too far, and believe me when i tell you you will read it again and again and again. there is a certain empowerment, and more importantly, hope that comes from that tiny volume, and it is impossible to read it without take something wonderful from it. this book will change how you look at the world, and it will make it seem better.
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Summary: When I was younger
Review: I read this book when I was young (a LONG time ago) and it made a big impression on me. Then I was looking at the reviews of it and I decided to read it again. Do you ever get that feeling? Anyway, you can read in in less than 100 minutes (I timed it) and so I can now report that it is a good book but not as good as I remember. I found it kinda predictable, and it's not because I read it before. My conclusion: four stars is pretty good, but it will probably make a better impression on someone young than on someone older.
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Summary: A Flock Unguided
Review: This book was completely worth reading. After reading the book, I view us in society as the flock, and many of us are curios to learn about something different that may not be socially accepted or is beyond our understanding. The problem is we do not have guidence as the gulls do in the book from Jonathan. That being how I compared it to life, I still belive it is a valuble book to read because it can motivate us to strive to learn what we have a passion for and to share our knowlede. After reading about what a great gull Jon was we woiuld like to picture oursleves more like him, and it can influence the way we view life. This can only be a good thing! So, I recommend you read this if you haven't!
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Summary: Wonderful Inspirational Book !
Review: A seagull teaches us the meaning of courage, hope and aspiration! A great book for young people in school as they review how a seagull can teach these kinds of lessons. An enduring classic and inspirational book for all time.
Evelyn Horan - teacher/counselor/author
Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Books One - Three
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Summary: pursue your dreams with courage
Review: Jonathan Livingston is a seagull who spends an inordinate amount of time learning to fly in a way seagulls weren't designed to fly. Regardless of how many times Jonathan falters and embarrasses himself, he continues his relentless quest for flight perfection. Being an ordinary gull to him was lowering his standards much to much. He wanted to be able to fly like a falcon, a feathered projectile. To Jonathan, his pursuit of flight perfection was much more important than being a part of the flock so he continued to practice his unorthodox flying skills at the expense of being banished. People may call you crazy and you may lose friends; at any rate, anyone who chooses to "fight the system" or go "against the grain" will always find much opposition. If one wishes to live an easy life then by all means follow the crowd, fit in with everyone else and don't cause any friction. If you want to go beyond the call of duty to accomplish what few have ever done however, you must make many sacrifices and endure all kinds of hardships and setbacks. This is a very simple story and a simple lesson but nevertheless very important. Even if you're in your teens, twenties, thirties, forties, etc. You will find this story a good thing to keep at the back of your mind when you're down and things just aren't going too well in your life.
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Summary: Thanks for the sublime of the human spirit
Review: WOW! No words... I've rediscovered the beauty that is my life! If you like it, I highly recomend: "The little prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery & "Siddartha" by Herman Hesse.
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Summary: Medicine for the heart
Review: There are many reasons to read this book. Simply, it's for the seeker, the dreamer, the couragous few who test the limits of the possible. Two other musts for the seeker are The Alchemist: a Fable by Paulo Cohelo and The Butterfly: A story by Jay Singh. Spread your wings and free your soul!!!!!
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