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THE 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 Maintenancebecomes 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.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert M Pirsig

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
      Publication Date: 30/09/2008
      ISBN13: 9780061673733, 978-0061673733
      ISBN10: 0061673730

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      THE 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 Maintenancebecomes 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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