The Books In My Life
JOHNATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL—Richard Bach
JOHNATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL—Richard Bach
JOHNATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL—Richard Bach
1. More than any other book Jonathan Livingston Seagull has had the most influence on me in terms of self-actualization. From this book I learned the power of being an individual—and not allowing the anyone to set my course in life.
And to think, it was a Seagull that brought about the awareness in me.
I’ll tell you, that f**kin‘ little persnickety bird really messed-me-up in the best possible way.
BRAVE NEW WORLD—Aldous Huxley
JOHNATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL—Richard Bach
JOHNATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL—Richard Bach
2. Ah, Brave New World! I actually read this book after reading Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwells, interestingly enough. And even though I found the aforestated intriguing and prophetic—for me, the latter was even more so.
Although, at the time of my first reading, I couldn't envision Huxley’s appraisal of the future coming to fruition, However, by my second serving, along with some supervening life experiences, I saw that the world he foretold in this book was already here.
PROPAGANDA—Jacques Ellul
JOHNATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL—Richard Bach
PROPAGANDA—Jacques Ellul
3. I stumbled across “Propaganda” by Jacques Ellul during a period of intense research. At the time, my mission was to acquire a superior understanding of the ways in which disinformation was used in society—particularly by governments. As a consequence, I read any and everything on the topic. And, I can state without a modicum of hesitation that Jacques Ellul‘s book “Propaganda” is the best— in my estimation of course.