Richard Bach

American spiritual writer

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Richard Bach is an American author known for writing spiritual and philosophical books that explore themes of personal freedom, purpose, and self-discovery. His works have resonated with millions of readers seeking meaning beyond conventional perspectives, making him an influential figure in popular spirituality and inspirational literature.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 23 June 1936
Works: 220

Top works

Nawras Jūnāthān
ג'ונתן ליווינגסטון השחף
Jonathan Livingston Le Goeland
Ilusiones - Bolsillo (Spanish Edition)
Más allá de las ilusiones

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Germany
Active from: 1685-03-21
Active to: 1750-07-28

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Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 322
Total plays: 3,024

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data
· 1977 · cited 61,783x
The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools
· 2009 · cited 58,224x
Fast and accurate short read alignment with Burrows–Wheeler transform
· 2009 · cited 46,838x
ImageNet: A large-scale hierarchical image database
· 2009 · cited 46,286x
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,720x

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Quotes

“Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every little thing, and such a meaning behind this. Part for you, part for me, we may not see it all real clear right now, but we will, before long.”
“An old maxim says that a professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.”
“You have no birthday because you have always lived; you were never born, and never will die. You are not the child of the people you call mother and father, but their fellow-adventurer on a bright journey to understand the things that are.”
“Fly free and happy beyond birthdays and across forever, and we'll meet now and then when we wish, in the midst of the one celebration that never can end.”
“Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.”
“If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim.”

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.richardbach.com
Image: Von Richthofen LYNN GARRISON - DICK BACH (cropped).jpg

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start of work period: 1963-00-00
date of birth: 1936-06-23
Commons category: Richard Bach
name in native language: Richard David Bach
birth name: Richard David Bach

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Article

Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. He has written numerous flight-related works of fiction and non-fiction. His works include Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977), both of which were among the 1970s' biggest sellers.

Most of Bach's books have been semi-autobiographical, using actual or fictionalized events from his life to illustrate his philosophy. His books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely appearance. Bach is noted for his love of aviation and his books related to flying in a metaphorical context. He has flown as a hobby since the age of 17. In late August 2012, Bach was severely injured when on approach to landing at Friday Harbor, Washington, his aircraft clipped some power lines and crashed upside down in a field.