Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; An Inquiry into Values
by Pirsig, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0061673730
- ISBN 13
- 9780061673733
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: HarperPerennial, 2011. Paperback. Fine. Eighth Printing. About Fine. Wraps faintly rubbed at the edges. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Pirsig's classic philosophical novel that lays the foundation for his Metaphysics of Quality.
Synopsis
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values is the first of Robert M. Pirsig's texts in which he explores his Metaphysics of Quality. The 1974 book describes, in first person, a 17-day motorcycle journey across the United States by the author (though he is not identified in the book) and his son Chris, joined for the first nine days by close friends John and Sylvia Sutherland.
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- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9491
- Title
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; An Inquiry into Values
- Author
- Pirsig, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0061673730
- ISBN 13
- 9780061673733
- Publisher
- HarperPerennial
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Education, Philosophy, Values, Ethics, Morality, Work, Counterculture, Motorcycles, Travel
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