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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060839872
ISBN-139780060839871
eBay Product ID (ePID)45587024
Product Key Features
Book TitleZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : an Inquiry Into Values
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicParenting / Fatherhood, Motorcycles / Repair & Maintenance, Zen, Personal Memoirs, General, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen), Essays & Travelogues, United States / General
Publication Year2005
GenreFamily & Relationships, Travel, Transportation, Religion, Philosophy, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
AuthorRobert M. Pirsig
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight13.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"An unforgettable trip." -- Time "The book is inspired, original. . . . The analogies with Moby-Dick are patent." -- The New Yorker "Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas." -- New York Times "It is filled with beauty. . .a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace." -- Baltimore Sun "A miracle . . . sparkles like an electric dream." -- The Village Voice, "An unforgettable trip." -- Time "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance sold millions of copies and made Pirsig a reluctant hero to generations of intellectual wanderers...Zen was an instant classic -- a work of literature that captured the spirit of its time and retained its appeal long after the hippie movement had faded." -- Washington Post "A touchstone. ... Pirsig's plunge into the grand philosophical questions of Western culture remained near the top of the bestseller lists for a decade and helped define the post-hippie 1970s landscape." -- New York Times "The truly great road trip novel. ... Many former angsty teens will surely fondly recall their own dog-eared, heavily underlined copies of Pirsig's book, and the initial joy that accompanied reading something that felt so specifically personal and yet so urgently universal. ... Zen's ongoing reprints, its devoted fan base, and the countless road trips and pseudo-spiritual journeys it's inspired are indicative of the book's ongoing appeal." -- GQ "Inspired college classes, academic conferences and a legion of 'Pirsig pilgrims' who retrace the anguished, cross-country motorcycle trip at the heart of his novel." -- Los Angeles Times "Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas." -- New York Times "The book is inspired, original. . . . The analogies with Moby-Dick are patent." -- The New Yorker "It is filled with beauty. . .a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace." -- Baltimore Sun "A miracle . . . sparkles like an electric dream." -- The Village Voice
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal973.92092
SynopsisTHE 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., A penetrating examination of how we live and how to live betterA 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.
LC Classification NumberCT275.P648
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- 21. Okt. 2024
Read it before. One of my favorites. My ...
Read it before. One of my favorites. My daughter will read also. Book is in good shape.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 15. Aug. 2017
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.......Just wish there was more motorcycle maintenance, wrenches and grease, and less Zen in the book.
I think I will re-write the book, and make it 90% about the gremlins and brain storming of motorcycle maintenance, with only 10% going toward Zen......and that would be the where, why, when of the gremlins and Murphy's Law that sometimes drives pure havoc and chaos into motorcycle repairs. Getty Up, Hi Ho Silver, Away!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Sep. 2020
Very interesting.
This is not a novel. It is a thought provoking work and though there is humor related to the interaction of the human characters the book is not intended to entertain. That is unless philosophical ideas/truths are entertaining to the reader. If that is the case then it is very entertaining. Happy reading for thinkers.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Aug. 2023
Fantastic
Great BookBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Okt. 2017
great book good price
its a fantastic book and the seller was good as well the price was nice and the condition was exilantBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Dez. 2020
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." I have not READ IT!
For my husband, who read it back in the '60s when he was a dedicated motorcycle rider. I have not read it. Looks a bit too New Age-y for me.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 08. Jan. 2018
I am doing nothing and I am good at it
Classic book - great priceBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 28. Mai. 2020
Got me into motorcycling!
recommended to me by a professor, easily changed my lifeBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Aug. 2025
The cover was pretty beat up/wrinkled/wo...
The cover was pretty beat up/wrinkled/worn. I guess I expected more for a book marked "good" condition. Thank you.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 26. Jan. 2025
Good quality book...
Good quality bookBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
