Ranked #2 in Bach, Ranked #27 in Soul — see more rankings.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull is no ordinary bird. He believes it is every gull's right to fly, to reach the ultimate freedom of challenge and discovery, finding his greatest reward in teaching younger gulls the joy of flight and the power of dreams. The special 20th... more
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Ev Williams Co-Founder/Twitter, CEO/MediumRecommends this book
Peter Attia Founder/Attia MedicalI’d encourage [young people] to read Jonathan Livingston Seagull. (Source)
Tyler Cowen Founder/Marginal Revolution UniversityHonorable mentions: Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and The Joy of Sex, all given to me by my mother. I believe they helped inculcate some of the 1960s-70s ethos of individual freedom into my thinking. (Source)
Benjamin Spall Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach taught me that it's okay to fly against conventional wisdom. (Source)
Mike Maples, Jr. [Mike Maples, Jr. said this is one of his most-recommended books.] (Source)
Rankings by Category
Jonathan Livingston Seagull is ranked in the following categories:
- #43 in Bird
- #74 in Esoteric
- #69 in Inspiration
- #38 in Inspiring
- #28 in Meaning Of Life
- #28 in Mentoring
- #50 in Metaphysics
- #52 in Motivational
- #31 in Mysticism
- #30 in Persuasion
- #42 in Spirit
- #30 in Spiritual
- #30 in Spirituality
- #72 in Thought
- #83 in Wisdom