Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

This book by Richard Bach was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Joe Rogan. The people who vouched for it on air: Zack Snyder. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, depression & mood. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Wonderfully written, a glimpse into faith, self-reliance and friendship, witty and thought provoking. Barnstorming pilot meets a messianic man who has misgivings about his purpose. His scripture is captured in a greasy spiral bound notebook and he changes the lives of all he meets.

• “I've always been obsessed with um uh Richard Bach he has this book called illusions that I've owned for a long time that I've always wanted to do”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I've always been obsessed with; it's always resonated with me; it kind of spoke to my doubts”
  Zack Snyder · The Joe Rogan Experience · Mar 202402:06:46

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2114 - Zack Snyder". The episode features Zack Snyder: Film director behind 300, Watchmen, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, Justice League, Army of the Dead and Rebel Moon. Zack Snyder talks 300, Watchmen, deconstructing superhero myths, bodybuilding obsessives, Netflix's distribution power, and losing his daughter.