An edition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (1974)

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An edition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (1974)

Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

an inquiry into values

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.8 (111 ratings) ·
  • 416 Want to read
  • 19 Currently reading
  • 140 Have read

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book 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, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a touching and transcendent book of life.

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Morrow
Language
English
Pages
418

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Pirsig, Robert M., Biography, Description and travel, Fathers and sons, Journeys, Maintenance and repair, Motorcycles, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Philosophy and civilization, Popular culture, Psychology, Self, Zen Buddhism and science, Conduct of life, Existentialism, Travel, Values, Social Values, Autobiography, 18.06 Anglo-American literature, Zen buddhism, Motorcycles, maintenance and repair, United states, description and travel, Christmas decorations, Handicraft, Open Library Staff Picks, Essentialism (Philosophy), Pirsig, Robert M, Pirsing, Robert M., General, Fathers and sons--united states, Ct275.p648 a3 1974, 917.3/04/920924 b

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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
2005, HarperPerennial Modern Classics
in English - 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics deluxe ed.
Cover of: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
October 1, 2000, Harper Perennial
Paperback in English
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into vlalues
1999, Morrow
in English - 25th anniversary ed., with a new introduction by the author.
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
1999, W. Morrow
in English - Quill ed.
Cover of: Traite Du Zen TE De L'Entretien DES...
Traite Du Zen TE De L'Entretien DES...
January 20, 1998, Editions du Seuil
Paperback in French
Cover of: Traite Du Zen Et De L'entretie
Traite Du Zen Et De L'entretie
1998, Editions du Seuil, Editions du Seuil/points
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
1984, Morrow
in English - Special anniversary ed., with a new introd. / by the author.
Cover of: Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry Into Values
1979, Harpercollins
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Cover of: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
1974, HarperPerennial Modern Classics
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
1974, Morrow
in English

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Edition Notes

Autobiographical.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
917.3/04/920924, B
Library of Congress
CT275.P648 A3 1974

The Physical Object

Pagination
418 p. ;
Number of pages
418

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5419329M
Internet Archive
zenartofmotorcyc00pirsrich
ISBN 10
0688002307
LCCN
73012275
OCLC/WorldCat
673595
Library Thing
1008
Goodreads
286037

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Work Description

"The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'"One of the most important and influential books of the past half-century, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a powerful, moving, and penetrating examination of how we live and a meditation on how to live better. The narrative of a father on a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest with his young son, it becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions. A true modern classic, it remains at once touching and transcendent, resonant with the myriad confusions of existence and the small, essential triumphs that propel us forward.

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