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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

An Inquiry Into Values

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Published: May 2006
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Booktopia Book Guru says: A must for any bright young person looking for answers to the big questions. They won't find doctrine here, or any definitive answers, either, but they may just learn how ask questions and seek answers more effectively. And that's something.

Book 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.

About The Author

 Robert M. Pirsig was born in 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied chemistry and philosophy (B.A., 1950) and journalism (M.A., 1958) at the University of Minnesota, pursued graduate work in philosophy at the University of Chicago, and attended Benares Hindu University in India, where he studied Oriental philosophy. He is also the author of a sequel to this book, Lila.

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25/3/2013
 
5.0

Informative and Exciting

By Knowles

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Pros

  • Deserves Multiple Readings
  • Easy To Understand
  • Informative
  • Relevant
  • Well Written

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Gift
    • Older Readers
    • Reference
    • Special Needs
    • Travel Reading
    • Younger Readers

    Comments about Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance:

    A marvellous read. Pirsig transforms complex philosophy into language we can all understand. Lucid, fun, informative and relevant to everyday life.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    In The Press


    The New Yorker
    “The book is inspired, original. . . . The analogies with Moby-Dick are patent.”

    The Village Voice
    “A miracle . . . sparkles like an electric dream.”

    Baltimore Sun
    “It is filled with beauty. . .a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace.”

    Time
    “An unforgettable trip.”

    New York Times
    “Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas.”

    Other Reviews
    "Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas."--New York Times

    ISBN: 9780060589462
    ISBN-10: 0060589469
    Audience: General
    Format: Paperback
    Language: English
    Number Of Pages: 540
    Published: May 2006
    Dimensions (cm): 17.0 x 10.7  x 3.6
    Weight (kg): 0.272