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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
An Inquiry into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig
ISBN: 0060958324
ISBN-13: 9780060958329
Format: Paperback
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Summary
In this classic road memoir, Robert Pirsig turns a cross-country motorcycle trip into a journey to enlightenment and self-discovery.
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"One is tempted to call the book a psychomelodrama, for Pirsig's intentions are as extravagant as his themes. The attempt to triumph over madness, suicide, death in the self, of his son, for our world, by means of the patient exploration of ideas an emotions is certainly an extravagant ambition. That he succeeds in finding a plausible catharsis through such an enterprise seems to me sufficient reward for the author's perseverance, and ample testimony to his honesty and courage." -- Edward Abbey
-- New York Times Book Review
"What happens along the way is that the narrator thinks, mostly, a pastime which has not been very fashionable in this age of see-me-feel-me-touch-me-heal-me."
-- Washington Post Book World
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 2000
Size: 5.25 x 7.75 inches
Weight: 0.85 pounds
Pages: 448
Publisher's Notes
The modern epic that transformed a generation and continues to inspire millions -- a penetrating examination of how we live and how to live better. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to a powerful self-reckoning, the craft of motorcycle maintenance leads to an austerely beautiful process for reconciling science, religion, and humanism. Resonant with the confusions of existence, this classic is a touching and transcendent book of life. This new edition is updated with important typographical changes, a penetrating new introduction, and a Reader's Guide that includes an interview with Pirsig and letters and documents detailing how this extraordinary book came to be.
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Robert M. Pirsig
New York: Perennial Classics, 2000 Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Sibley & Company (United States)
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Harper Perennial. October 1, 2000. Paperback. Near Fine. Arguably one of the most profoundly important essays ever written on the na ture and significance of "quality" and definitely a necessary anodyne to th e consequences of a modern world pathologically obsessed with quantity. Alt hough set as a story of a cross-country trip on a motorcycle by a father an d son, it is more nearly a journey through 2,000 years of Western philosoph y. For some people, this has been a truly life-changing book. ( more information) Offered by Infinity Books Japan (Japan)
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Perennial. later thus,2005. Very good- soft cover. 12mo,soft cover,449pp. edgewear,corners wearing,rubbing,scratches,scrapes,cover. non-author message opposite title page.corners bumped,tanning,clean,tight,text. fic. ( more information) Offered by Gail Kennon Book-Comber (United States)
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