Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer widely known as the author of some of the 1970s' biggest sellers, including Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977).
Bach attended Long Beach State College in 1955. Bach's first airplane flight occurred at age 14, when his mother was campaigning for a seat on the council of Long Beach, California.
He served in the USAF reserve and was deployed in France in 1960.
Dell reprint 1990, First edition 1963.
Dell Reprint 1990, First edition 1966.
Dell Reprint 1990, First edition 1969.
Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer widely known as the author of some of the 1970s' biggest sellers, including Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977).
He later became a barnstormer. During the summer of 1970, Bach and his friend Chris Cagle traveled to Ireland, where they participated in flying sequences for Roger Corman's film Von Richthofen and Brown.
The surprise success of the book was widely reported in the media in the early 1970s. In 1973, Jonathan Livingston Seagull was adapted into a film of the same name, produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation, with a soundtrack by Neil Diamond.
The film centers on modern barnstorming around the United States in the 1970s.
They divorced in 1970, and Bach spent years without seeing his children. Richard and Bette's son Jonathan, named after the titular character in Bach's bestseller, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, is a software engineer and journalist.
Containing fewer than 10,000 words, the book sold more than one million copies in 1972 alone.
The surprise success of the book was widely reported in the media in the early 1970s. In 1973, Jonathan Livingston Seagull was adapted into a film of the same name, produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation, with a soundtrack by Neil Diamond.
Dell Reissue 1989, First edition 1974.
In 1975, Bach was the driving force behind Nothing by Chance, a documentary film based on his book of the same name.
Bach recruited a group of his friends who were pilots to recreate the era of the barnstormer. A second novel, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, published in 1977, tells of an encounter with a modern-day messiah who has decided to quit. On August 31, 2012, Bach was injured in an aircraft landing accident on San Juan Island in Washington.
Delta 1998, First edition 1979.
Richard gave his approval, although he noted that it included some personal history he would "rather not see in print." Their other children are Robert, a commercial airline pilot; Kristel; James Marcus Bach, a computer expert and writer; Erika; and their youngest daughter, Bethany, who was killed in an accident at the age of 15 in 1985. In 1981, Bach married actress Leslie Parrish, whom he met during the making of the film Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
First edition 1984.
Richard gave his approval, although he noted that it included some personal history he would "rather not see in print." Their other children are Robert, a commercial airline pilot; Kristel; James Marcus Bach, a computer expert and writer; Erika; and their youngest daughter, Bethany, who was killed in an accident at the age of 15 in 1985. In 1981, Bach married actress Leslie Parrish, whom he met during the making of the film Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1985.
Dell Reissue 1989, First edition 1988.
Dell Reissue 1989, First edition 1974.
Dell Reissue 1989, First edition 1988.
Dell reprint 1990, First edition 1963.
Dell Reprint 1990, First edition 1966.
Dell Reprint 1990, First edition 1969.
He wrote the 1993 book Above the Clouds, about growing up without knowing his father and then later meeting him as a college student.
Delta 1998, First edition 1979.
They divorced in 1999. Bach married his third wife, Sabryna Nelson-Alexopoulos, in April 1999.
Scribner 2003, , Collected edition containing * Stranger to the Ground * Biplane * Nothing by Chance Messiah's Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul.
Hampton Roads Publishing Company 2005.
He was landing a 2008 Easton Gilbert G Searey (N346PE) that he had nicknamed Puff at a private airport when the landing gear clipped some power lines.
Hampton Roads Publishing Company 2009, . Thank Your Wicked Parents: Blessings from a Difficult Childhood.
They divorced on April 1, 2011. ==Bibliography== Stranger to the Ground.
In late August 2012, Bach was badly injured when on approach to landing at Friday Harbor, Washington, his aircraft clipped some power lines and crashed upside down in a field. ==Early life== Bach was born in Oak Park, Illinois, to Roland R.
Bach recruited a group of his friends who were pilots to recreate the era of the barnstormer. A second novel, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, published in 1977, tells of an encounter with a modern-day messiah who has decided to quit. On August 31, 2012, Bach was injured in an aircraft landing accident on San Juan Island in Washington.
He reported that his near-death experience inspired him to finish the fourth part of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, which had been originally published in three parts. In December 2012, Publishers Weekly reported that Travels with Puff had been sent to his publisher the day before his accident.
Rainbow Ridge 2012, . Travels with Puff: A Gentle Game of Life and Death.
Travels with Puff was released on March 19, 2013. In 2014, Bach published his sequel to Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, which he called The Adventures of a Reluctant Student.
Travels with Puff was released on March 19, 2013. In 2014, Bach published his sequel to Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, which he called The Adventures of a Reluctant Student.
Diamond Inspiration (Kindle single e-book) 2014. Life With My Guardian Angel.
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