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Although Richardson is on the trail of Pirsig, this .

Although Richardson is on the trail of Pirsig, this book is as much about his own status in the universe and who he is as a father and a human being. It is charmingly written, honest to a fault and as unpretentious as Pirsig’s book was the opposite. Probably like everybody else who has bought this book I am a longtime fan of Robert Pirsig's classic book from 1974, so I was of course intrigued by Zen and Now and finally got around to reading it. Well, given the subject matter I expected to at least like this book, but I actually fell in love with it from the very first page.

Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974) was the rare quest narrative in which two American . And in their wake came Mark Richardson, who writes about cars and motorcycles for The Toronto Star.

Devotees compiled a readers’ guide and organized an academic conference dedicated to Pirsig’s unifying idea, the Metaphysics of Quality

While Robert Pirsig was open in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, about his personal life and the effect it had on his loved ones, he spoke from a selfish state of detachment.

While Robert Pirsig was open in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, about his personal life and the effect it had on his loved ones, he spoke from a selfish state of detachment. Mark Richardson, through his interviews and letter exchanges with the Pirsig family (as well as others) exposes the price that Robert, Nancy, Ted and Chris paid to sustain Robert in his mighty quest

In 1968, Robert Pirsig and his eleven-year-old son, Chris, made the cross-country motorcycle trip that would become the inspiration for Pirsig’s book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a powerful blend of personal narrative and philosophical investigation that has inspired generations.

A journalist recounts his odyssey retracing the cross-country motorcycle trip taken by Robert Pirsig and his son, Chris, that inspired the classic philosophical narrative "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Minnesota - Into North Dakota - Eastern North Dakota - South Dakota - Western North Dakota - Miles City, Montana - Central Montana - Wyoming - Western Montana - Bozeman, Saturday - Bozeman, Sunday - Into Idaho - Idaho - Eastern Oregon - Western Oregon - Into California. California - Pacific coast - San Francisco.

I love Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM). As an avid motorcyclist and fan of the book, I too someday hope to take a trip similar to Mark's. I learned a lot about ZMM's author Rober Pirsig in Mark's book

I love Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM). I learned a lot about ZMM's author Rober Pirsig in Mark's book. But, what I enjoyed the most was learning about the lives of the different characters in ZMM such as the Sutherland's and the DeWeeses. It's a quick and interesting story. It left me wanting more. Motorcycle travel with a twist of Zen. Published by Thriftbooks.

a book by Mark Richardson. Most long motorcycle journeys mark a turning point in one’s life, even if they don’t start out that way. In the summer of 1968, Robert Pirsig set out from Minneapolis, Minnesota bound for San Francisco via Montana. With him on his Honda 305 Super Hawk was his eleven-year-old son. Pirsig had worked as a college professor in Bozeman, Montana years before. I bought the book back then and have managed to struggle through it three times since.

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Zen and Now: On the Trail . Fromthe back of his own motorcycle, Richardson investigates what happened to the reclusive Pirsig, his family, and the people described in the book in the years after its surprising success.

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Home Robert M. Pirsig Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Home Robert M. Pirsig Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, . Phædrus, our narrator, takes a present-tense cross-country motorcycle trip with his son during which the maintenance of the motorcycle becomes an illustration of how we can unify the cold, rational realm of technology with the warm, imaginative realm of artistry. As in Zen, the trick is to become one with the activity, to engage in it fully, to see and appreciate all details - be it hiking in the woods, penning an essay, or tightening the chain on a motorcycle.

Welcome to the web site of Zen and Now, intended to provide some background and context to my book, Zen and Now - On the trail of Robert Pirsig .

Welcome to the web site of Zen and Now, intended to provide some background and context to my book, Zen and Now - On the trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, published by Knopf. It's a book that tells of how I tuned up my old motorbike and became a "Pirsig Pilgrim," following the famous literary journey that Robert Pirsig and his son Chris took in 1968 from Minneapolis to San Francisco. Write to me at markndnow.