Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Paperback - 464 pages
50th anniversary editionĆ Ć¢ā¬Ā¢ With an introduction by Matthew B. Crawford,Ć bestselling author ofĆ Shop Class as Soulcraft
The bestselling, highly influential masterpiece about one manĆ¢ā¬ā¢s search for meaning on a motorcycle trip through the American WestĆ¢ā¬āan enduring roadmap for living a richer, more purposeful existence.
Sometimes it's better to travel than to arrive.
A father sets off on a one-month motorcycle trip with his son and heads West. What begins as a seemingly simple travelogue evolves into a philosophical exploration of human experience and endeavor. Through a meditation on the craft of motorcycle maintenance, an austerely beautiful, profound reckoning of our relationship to technology and time emerges, as well as a celebration of the small but essential triumphs that move us forward and make life worth living.
First published in 1974, Robert M. PirsigĆ¢ā¬ā¢s exhilarating classic was an instant phenomenon of the counterculture generation and continues to cut to the core of the contemporary experience today. This beautiful fiftieth anniversary edition, now with a new foreword by acclaimed bestselling author Matthew B. Crawford, celebrates the endurance of an iconic cultural touchstone.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Paperback - 464 pages
50th anniversary editionĆ Ć¢ā¬Ā¢ With an introduction by Matthew B. Crawford,Ć bestselling author ofĆ Shop Class as Soulcraft
The bestselling, highly influential masterpiece about one manĆ¢ā¬ā¢s search for meaning on a motorcycle trip through the American WestĆ¢ā¬āan enduring roadmap for living a richer, more purposeful existence.
Sometimes it's better to travel than to arrive.
A father sets off on a one-month motorcycle trip with his son and heads West. What begins as a seemingly simple travelogue evolves into a philosophical exploration of human experience and endeavor. Through a meditation on the craft of motorcycle maintenance, an austerely beautiful, profound reckoning of our relationship to technology and time emerges, as well as a celebration of the small but essential triumphs that move us forward and make life worth living.
First published in 1974, Robert M. PirsigĆ¢ā¬ā¢s exhilarating classic was an instant phenomenon of the counterculture generation and continues to cut to the core of the contemporary experience today. This beautiful fiftieth anniversary edition, now with a new foreword by acclaimed bestselling author Matthew B. Crawford, celebrates the endurance of an iconic cultural touchstone.
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Paperback - 464 pages
50th anniversary editionĆ Ć¢ā¬Ā¢ With an introduction by Matthew B. Crawford,Ć bestselling author ofĆ Shop Class as Soulcraft
The bestselling, highly influential masterpiece about one manĆ¢ā¬ā¢s search for meaning on a motorcycle trip through the American WestĆ¢ā¬āan enduring roadmap for living a richer, more purposeful existence.
Sometimes it's better to travel than to arrive.
A father sets off on a one-month motorcycle trip with his son and heads West. What begins as a seemingly simple travelogue evolves into a philosophical exploration of human experience and endeavor. Through a meditation on the craft of motorcycle maintenance, an austerely beautiful, profound reckoning of our relationship to technology and time emerges, as well as a celebration of the small but essential triumphs that move us forward and make life worth living.
First published in 1974, Robert M. PirsigĆ¢ā¬ā¢s exhilarating classic was an instant phenomenon of the counterculture generation and continues to cut to the core of the contemporary experience today. This beautiful fiftieth anniversary edition, now with a new foreword by acclaimed bestselling author Matthew B. Crawford, celebrates the endurance of an iconic cultural touchstone.
