Illusions
The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
by Richard Bach
Recommended by Naval Ravikant and James Altucher
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Spiritual, Spirituality, and Philosophy.
In the cloudwashed 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 selfdescribed mess...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Spiritual, Spirituality, and Philosophy.
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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