About the Book:

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list and has continued to inspire millions for decades.

In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders, until he meets his spiritual teacher Donald Shimoda – former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard's imagination soar.

From the author of the iconic classic Jonathan Livingston Seagull comes a light-hearted, inspirational account of an encounter with a modern-day messiah. In Illusions, internationally bestselling author Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that make our souls fly, showing that people don't need airplanes to soar – that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them – and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places – like hay fields, one-traffic-light Midwestern towns, and most of all, deep within ourselves.

About the Author:

Richard Bach is an American writer. He is widely known as the author of the hugely popular 1970s best-sellers Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, among others. A former USAF pilot, gypsy barnstormer, and airplane mechanic, he is among the most prolific writers of aviation fiction and certainly among the most successful when it comes to describing the ineffable joy of flight.