{"product_id":"zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-an-inquiry-into-values","title":"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CLASSIC BOOK THAT HAS INSPIRED MILLIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA penetrating examination of how we live and how to live better\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew books transform a generation and then establish themselves as touchstones for the generations that follow. \u003cem\u003eZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, \u003cem\u003eZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition contains an interview with Pirsig and letters and documents detailing how this extraordinary book came to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0688002307\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780688002305\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Pirsig, Robert M., N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (May 1974)","offer_id":45656921178309,"sku":"9780688002305","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780688002305.jpg?v=1768885614","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-an-inquiry-into-values","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}