Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
an inquiry into values
by Robert M. Pirsig
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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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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 bPeople
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
2005, HarperPerennial Modern Classics
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- 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics deluxe ed.
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
October 1, 2000, Harper Perennial
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0060958324 9780060958329
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
1999, W. Morrow
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- Quill ed.
0688171664 9780688171667
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into vlalues
1999, Morrow
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- 25th anniversary ed., with a new introduction by the author.
0688002307 9780688002305
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Traite Du Zen Et De L'entretie
1998, Editions du Seuil, Editions du Seuil/points
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2020068079 9782020068079
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Traite Du Zen TE De L'Entretien DES...
January 20, 1998, Editions du Seuil
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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.
0688032079 9780688032074
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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry Into Values
1979, Harpercollins
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0688052304 9780688052300
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
1974, Morrow
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
1974, HarperPerennial Modern Classics
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"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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