Nothing by Chance

by Richard Bach

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In Nothing by Chance, Richard Bach shares the adventure of one magical summer he spent as an old-fashioned barnstormer flying an antique biplane. The journey is another soaring adventure of wonder and insight from the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

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In the summer of 1969, ex-jet-fighter pilot Richard Bach sold his modern light airplane, bought a 1930s Travelair biplane, and went barnstorming across the Midwest. This book is his account of what it was like, and it's also (for my money) not only his finest book but one of the great aviation memoirs of all time.
Ex-jet-fighter pilot Richard Bach sold his modern light airplane, bought a 1930s Travel Air biplane, and went barnstorming across the Midwest.
Setting out to explore his beliefs in the environment of a simpler time, Richard Bach shares the adventure of one magical summer he spent as an old-fashioned barnstormer flying an antique biplane when he emulated the gypsy pilots of the 1920s. The journey is another soaring personal adventure of wonder and insight from the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
The author describes his adventures during the summer of 1966, when he emulated the gypsy pilots of the 1920s and barnstormed across America
Ce livre autobiographique décrit l’été 1966, que Richard Bach a passé à faire du « barnstorming », allant de villages en villages dans l’Amérique profonde (comprenez rurale, les vrais gens en somme) avec son vieux biplan de 1929 pour offrir quelques tours dans le ciel à une population qui a d’habitude les deux pieds bien sur terre. Un été itinérant et saltimbanque, à vivre principalement de l’air du temps (et de gasoil !).
Richard Bach n’a pas la facilité d’écriture (ni la profondeur de pensée) des grands aventuriers auquel il aimerait probablement se comparer. Et surtout, il a une propension à juger les gens (ceux qui ne partent pas même s’ils en rêvent, ceux qui ont peur...), à se croire au-dessus de show more la masse du fait de sa vie qui diffère de la norme. C’est comme s’il avait tout compris à tout, qu’il n’y a qu’un choix qui soit valable et que lui l’a fait, ce qui lui donnerait le droit de nous asséner ses vérités.
Il en oublie que sa belle liberté n’est possible que parce qu’il y a des gens qui le font tourner, ce système qu’il méprise, des gens qui peuvent dépenser 3 dollars pour quelques minutes de rêves à bord de son avion. Si tout le monde faisait du « barnstorming », il n’y aurait plus de client! Il me semble plus juste, quelques soient nos choix, de se sentir partie du monde, ni mieux ni moins bien que les autres, plutôt que supérieur. Le choix de rester dans le rang est aussi un choix courageux, même si ce n’est pas souvent dit, un choix que l’on doit respecter, que l’on peut admirer aussi parfois. Richard Bach manque de l’humilité suffisante pour pouvoir voir cela.
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A direct descendant of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Bach was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1936. He attended Long Beach State College in 1955 and had a successful career in aviation, as an Air Force pilot, a flight instructor, an aviation mechanic, and an editor for Flying magazine. Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the novel that made show more him famous, was written as the result of a vision. Halfway through the book, the vision disappeared and, finding that he was unable to continue, Bach, put the novel aside. When the vision reappeared, Bach finished the work. Jonathan Livingston Seagull, published in 1972, was an unexpected success and became the best-selling book in the United States for that year. The book is heavily influenced by Bach's love of flying and provides a marvelous inspirational message. The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story, One, Messiah's Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul (2004), and Hypnotizing Maria (2009) are some of his other novels that blend inspiration, love, fantasy, and hope. In recent years Bach has written Thank Your Wicked Parents: Blessings from a Difficult Childhood (2012), Rainbow Ridge and Travels with Puff: A Gentle Game of Life and Death (2013), NiceTiger, (Bowker Author Biography) He is the author of eleven books, including Stranger to the Ground, Biplane, A Gift of Wings, Illusions, One, and Running from Safety. (Publisher Provided) show less

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629.13092TechnologyEngineeringOther branches of engineeringAviationAviation engineeringBiography; History By PlaceBiography
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TL540 .B27 .A29TechnologyMotor vehicles. Aeronautics. AstronauticsMotor vehicles. Aeronautics. AstronauticsAeronautics. Aeronautical engineering
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