Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

by Robert M. Pirsig

12 mentors recommend this 421 pages

"The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'"One of the most important and influential books of the past half-century, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a powerful, moving, and penetrating examination of how we live and a meditation on how to live better. The narrative of a father on a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest with his young son, it becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions. A

ISBN: 9788427911758

🎯 Who Recommends This Book 12

Ev Williams

Ev Williams

Business & Entrepreneurship

"One of the few novels I’ve ever read twice (though it’s been about 20 years, so it might be time for a reread). A philosophy book in the form of a novel that has very little to do with motorcycle maintenance. Instead, it has a lot to do with the elusive aspects of “quality,” and the importance of attitude in your approach to life."

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"One of the few novels I’ve ever read twice."

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Josh Waitzkin

Josh Waitzkin

Sports

"Inspired my cultivation of dynamic quality as a way of life."

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Bryan Johnson

Bryan Johnson

Technology

"Bryan Johnson recommended this book on Twitter."

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Joshua Waitzkin

Joshua Waitzkin

Sports

"One of the most important books in the world to focus on quality than inequality, learning to find art in anything, deeply, deeply brilliant, philosophical book."

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Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson

Sports

"Phil Jackson recommended this book on Twitter."

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Adam Savage

Adam Savage

Entertainment

"Yeah. Game changer. At in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Great book for other reasons too."

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