Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values Paperback Book

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values Paperback Book Authored by Robert M. Pirsig  Preowned in fair condition with damage exteriorly as pictured  Smoke-free, pet-friendly home  ------------------------------------------  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 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.