Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Author: Pirsig, Robert MBrand: William Morrow & CompanyEdition: 1RFeatures: Harper PerennialBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 464Release Date: 02-08-2005Part Number: 9780060839871Details: Review “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 Product Description Note: The font size of the text in the book is 11.5 ptA 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 re