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

Oneofthemostimportantandinfluentialbookswritteninthepasthalf-century,RobertM.Pirsig'sZenandtheArtofMotorcycleMaintenanceisapowerful,moving,andpenetratingexaminationofhowwelive...andabreathtakingmeditationonhowtolivebetter.Hereisthebookthattransformedageneration:anunforgettablenarrationofasummermotorcycletripacrossAmerica'sNorthwest,undertakenbyafatherandhisyoungson.Astoryofloveandfear--ofgrowth,discovery,andacceptance--thatbecomesaprofoundpersonalandphilosophicalodysseyintolife'sfundamentalquestions,thisuniquelyexhilaratingmodernclassicisbothtouchingandtranscendent,resonantwiththemyriadconfusionsofexistence...andthesmall,essentialtriumphsthatpropelusforward.