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  <name><![CDATA[Richard Bach]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Richard David Bach is widely known as the author of the hugely popular 1970s best-sellers &lt;i&gt;Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions, The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah&lt;/i&gt; and others. His books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely appearance. He claims to be a direct descendant of Johann Sebastian Bach. He is noted for his love of flying and for his books related to air flight and flying in a metaphorical context. He has pursued flying as a hobby since the age of 17.

He's been married three times (divorced twice) and had six children by his first wife. ]]></about>      <hometown>Oak Park, IL</hometown>  <born_at>06/23/1936</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Jonathan Livingston Seagull]]></title>
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  <average_rating>3.59</average_rating>
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  <published>1970</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Illusions]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard Bach]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.03</average_rating>
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  <published>1977</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard Bach]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.69</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>1402</ratings_count>
  <published>1982</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[One]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard Bach]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.66</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>1195</ratings_count>
  <published>1988</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[There's No Such Place as Far Away]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard Bach]]></name>
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        <author>
      <name><![CDATA[H. Lee Shapiro]]></name>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1426334]]></link>
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  <average_rating>3.67</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>414</ratings_count>
  <published>1986</published>  
  
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        <book id="29949">
  <title><![CDATA[Running from Safety: An Adventure of the Spirit]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard Bach]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.55</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>344</ratings_count>
  <published>1994</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Messiah's Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard Bach]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.20</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>209</ratings_count>
  <published>2004</published>  
  
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        <book id="71725">
  <title><![CDATA[Biplane]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Richard Bach]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.33</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>255</ratings_count>
  <published>1973</published>  
  
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        <book id="29953">
  <title><![CDATA[A Gift of Wings]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Richard Bach]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.42</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>239</ratings_count>
  <published>1974</published>  
  
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        <book id="29951">
  <title><![CDATA[Stranger to the Ground]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Richard Bach]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.34</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>192</ratings_count>
  <published>1972</published>  
  
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