Richard David Bach (n. 23 iunie 1936, Oak Park, Illinois, SUA) este un scriitor american.
Este cunoscut ca autor al romanelor: „Pescărușul Jonathan Livingston”, „Iluzii - Aventurile unui Mesia reticent” și altele. Cărțile sale adoptă filozofia că limitele noastre fizice și moartea sunt doar aparențe.
Pretinde că este descendent direct al lui Johann Sebastian Bach. Îndrăgește avioanele de la vârsta de 17 ani.
Cărți publicate:
Stranger to the Ground (1963) Dell reprint (1990), ISBN 0-440-20658-8
Biplane (1966) Dell Reprint (1990), ISBN 0-440-20657-X
Nothing by Chance (1969) Dell Reprint 1990, ISBN 0-440-20656-1
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) Macmillan, ISBN 0-380-01286-3
A Gift of Wings (1974) Dell Reissue (1989), ISBN 0-440-20432-1
There's No Such Place As Far Away (1976) Delta (1998), ISBN 0-385-31927-4
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977), ISBN 0-385-28501-9
The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story (1984) Dell Reissue (1989), ISBN 0-440-10826-8
One (1988) Dell Reissue 1989, ISBN 0-440-20562-X
Running from Safety (1995) Delta, ISBN 0-385-31528-7
Out of My Mind (2000) Delta, ISBN 0-385-33490-7
The Ferret Chronicles (five novellas):
Air Ferrets Aloft (2002) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2753-0
Rescue Ferrets at Sea (2002) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2750-6
Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse (2002) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2754-9
Rancher Ferrets on the Range (2003) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2755-7
The Last War: Detective Ferrets and the Case of the Golden Deed (2003) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-2756-5
Curious Lives: Adventures from the Ferret Chronicles (2005) Hampton Roads Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57174-457-6
The book Curious Lives is in fact the above five Ferret Chronicles books collected in one volume, the only changes being changes to the titles of each of the five
Flying: The Aviation Trilogy (2003) Scribner, ISBN 0-7432-4747-7, Collected edition containing:
Stranger to the Ground, Biplane, Nothing by Chance
Messiah's Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul (2004), ISBN 1-57174-421-5
Hypnotizing Maria (2009), Hampton Roads Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57174-623-4
Thank Your Wicked Parents: Blessings from a Difficult Childhood (2012), Rainbow Ridge, ISBN 978-193790-702-0
Travels with Puff: A Gentle Game of Life and Death (2013), NiceTiger, ISBN 978-193777-703-6