
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Richard Bach
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 Donald Shimoda—former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard's imagination soar. In Illusions, Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings: 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.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Dell
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN-13
- 9780440204886
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Spirituality and self-discoveryBarnstorming and aviationPhilosophy of belief and faith
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1980)
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