Vintage Book Jonathan Livingston Seagull 1970s Bestseller Self Help Richard Bach Fifteensth Printing 1972 Spiritual Journey Novela HardbackJonathan Livingston Seagull, written by Richard Bach, is a fable in novella form about a seagull learning about life and flight, and a homily about self perfection. It was first published in 1970 as "Jonathan Livingston Seagull a story." By the end of 1972, over a million copies were in print, Reader's Digest had published a condensed version, and the book had reached the top of the New York Times Best Seller list, where it remained for 38 weeks. In