Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values
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xiv, 418, 16 pages : illustrations - Publisher New York ; Toronto : HarperCollins, 2005.
- Copyright ©1999
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General Note: | "HarperPerennial Modern Classics." 10-digit ISBN from Books in Print. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 18.50 |
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry into Values
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry into Values
THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT HAS INSPIRED MILLIONS A penetrating examination of how we live and how to live better Few books transform a generation and then establish themselves as touchstones for the generations that follow. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is one such book. This modern epic of a man's search for meaning became an instant bestseller on publication in 1974, acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters. It continues to inspire millions. 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 on 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 contains an interview with Pirsig and letters and documents detailing how this extraordinary book came to be.