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    <body><![CDATA[Puerile platitudes posing as wisdom.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was told that everyone who reads this book, find something different in it and it is an eye opener and what not.  I found nothing great in this book.  It is a simple story which could be an analogy at best.  Look in old Marathi or other language literature for good analogies which are better eye o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22525866">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again,&quot; writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. &quot;For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight.&quot; Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic, and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. <em>--Gail Hudson</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ethan just finished reading this book to the kids, and I had to update my rating from a three to a four.  I guess this book just meant more to me right now than it did when I read it in the past.  And I think the fact that it is one of Ethan's favorite books and he read it with so much adoration kin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38898320">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a sucker for this book.  Throughout early Christianity, and especially in the second and third centuries, it was commonly believed that Jesus was just a really exceptional guy that God &quot;adopted&quot; and put to use as a redeemer of sins.  Even after the Mark and Q Gospels were written and t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4733502">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A timeless inspirational story (published in 1970) about Johnathan Livingston Seagull, a seagull bored with the limitations of 'seagull life'. What sets this book apart is its simplicity in conveying thoughts on life and what the reader takes away depends on their personal perception. Motivation to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37599114">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't even know what to say about this book. One of my favorite books ever. It's very short and extremely easy to read. Great for children, even better for adults. JLS is my hero, pretty much.<br/><br/>Our copy of this book no longer resembles a book so much as a stack of papers.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Jonathan Livingston Seagull]]>
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    <![CDATA[This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves...people who know there's more to this <em>living</em> than meets the eye: they'll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than ever they dreamed.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't read this. Go look at a seagull and think about life on your own if you must. What you come up with will be better than this.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Jonathan Livingston Seagull]]>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again,&quot; writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. &quot;For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight.&quot; Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic, and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. <em>--Gail Hudson</em>]]>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[ok, like I just wrote in a comment . . . this is probably one of those books that you have to read at a particular moment in your life. <br/><br/>for me I was 15, had just run away from home and was in utter despair that the entire world was as mean, strict and narrow-minded as my peers seemed to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39145367">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves...people who know there's more to this <em>living</em> than meets the eye: they'll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than ever they dreamed.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a response to the flawed and disappointing underbelly of humanity, revealed for Bach in Vietnam, the Kennedy assassination, the battles for Civil Rights and Feminism, and the Sexual Revolution. Unfortunately, it is not a work which embraces or explores those changes, but seeks to escape...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1467512">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves...people who know there's more to this <em>living</em> than meets the eye: they'll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than ever they dreamed.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this years ago.  I've dipped into it a few times since then.  I just don't. . .get it.  <br/><br/>I was aware of SEAGULL's considerable reputation when I did read the book.  I was hoping to be knocked on me arse by some incredibly profound, &quot;HEA-VEEEEE, man!&quot; allegorical experienc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9405839">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again,&quot; writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. &quot;For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight.&quot; Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic, and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. <em>--Gail Hudson</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[بشر دوست باید تا حدی متنفر از بشر باشد<br/><br/>جاناتان نماینده گروهی از انسانهاست که قصد دارند پااز مرز ترسیم شده زندگی فرا تر بگذارد وقدرت خود را بیرون از مرزهای تعین ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30968743">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Amazon.co.uk Review<br/>&quot;Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again,&quot; writes author Richard Bach, in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. &quot;For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight.&quot; Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe or neighbourhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate pay-off: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. --Gail Hudson]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found a copy of this in a thrift store for a dollar and I'd heard so much about it for so long I figured it was time to read it. It reminded me a lot of Hope for the Flowers but with seagulls instead of caterpillars and the caterpillars only turn into butterflies while the seagulls turn into, as m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45280248">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves...people who know there's more to this <em>living</em> than meets the eye: they'll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than ever they dreamed.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good book! It tells us to go beyond our limitations and don't give up intimes of failure.Any ordinary one can make a difference.To do it we should enjoy doing it.Very different one.<br/><br/>I cried to this book.You must try to read it too.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves...people who know there's more to this <em>living</em> than meets the eye: they'll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than ever they dreamed.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book was especially bought and sent to me by a cyber friend.  That was the time when i really needed an overhaul of my personal belief system.  i found jonathan the ultimate inspiration for our struggle for excellence, freedom and perfection. Everybody is perfect but the truth is veiled by the l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6589275">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves...people who know there's more to this <em>living</em> than meets the eye: they'll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than ever they dreamed.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Where do I begin?  The positives?  It has a good, albeit somewhat patronizing message about thinking outside the box and reaching for your dreams.  Also, it was very short. There.  That said, I must say that I just don't get the hype. I found the story simplistic and uninspiring- just a bunch of 70'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8319390">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again,&quot; writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. &quot;For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight.&quot; Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic, and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. <em>--Gail Hudson</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[با خواندن اين كتاب آدم احساس مي‌كند محدوديت كلمه‌اي‌ست بي معني و دلش مي‌خواهد تا افق‌هاي دوردست توان خود را به كار گيرد و از هيبت يك انسان عادي فراتر برود. ريچارد ب...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4896025">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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