Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
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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.
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2 chapters in and I felt it was going to be my 2nd best book. Midway it became too heavy. But by the end I was back to the same feeling. An amazing tale of a motorcycle journey, father-son relationship and inquiry about things. It may seem didactic to some but I felt the question take hold of me more than the answers. And I have been reading vociferously finishing one book after another. On Kindle app mostly for last 4 years. Counting pages to end. But after a long time I read this book in a Zen mode. Paperback. One chapter a day and not looking at the chapter length. Sometimes two chapters if one did not fill me with enough Zen. So reading it was a journey with no wanting to get to the next stop. No knowledge where I would stop. Definitely a must read for anyone feeling a disconnect with their jobs and relationships. That would include everyone I guess.
Description
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.
Book Information
Posts
2 chapters in and I felt it was going to be my 2nd best book. Midway it became too heavy. But by the end I was back to the same feeling. An amazing tale of a motorcycle journey, father-son relationship and inquiry about things. It may seem didactic to some but I felt the question take hold of me more than the answers. And I have been reading vociferously finishing one book after another. On Kindle app mostly for last 4 years. Counting pages to end. But after a long time I read this book in a Zen mode. Paperback. One chapter a day and not looking at the chapter length. Sometimes two chapters if one did not fill me with enough Zen. So reading it was a journey with no wanting to get to the next stop. No knowledge where I would stop. Definitely a must read for anyone feeling a disconnect with their jobs and relationships. That would include everyone I guess.