- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0307269701
- ISBN-13: 978-0307269706
- Product Dimensions: 16.9 x 2.6 x 24.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 599 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,357,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Zen and Now:On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,
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This review is from: Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Paperback)
Mark Richardson does an extraordinary job of following the route of Robert Pirsig and his son as described in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mechanics.I too had trouble getting through the book (took 4 attempts )many years ago.Mark has changed my view somewhat and has caused me to endevour to read the book again.
The narrative and discription of the ride and Marks adventures were flawless. Exellent job Mark.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book,
By MC Escher (Winnipeg Manitoba) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Zen and Now: On the trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Hardcover)
I read "Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" twice in the past 20 years; then recently came across this book by accident in the bookstore. I found it to be very well written and it helped round out some of the confusing aspects of "Zen & the Art". It effect, it is a book about a book - it seems like a bit of an odd approach to writing a book, but it does work. I appreciate the degree of technical detail Mark puts into his writing; although I am not a motorcycle rider I am mechanically inclined. (You don't have to be a motorcycle rider to appreciate the original Zen or Mark's followup.)
Mark does a good job of intertwining his story with the original Zen story, as well as followups to the characters in the original book and in his own book. His writing reminds me of Tracy Kidder's style - who I like a lot. (Soul of a New Machine, House, Hometown). Hope to see more from Mr. Richardson.
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Great read!,
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This review is from: Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Paperback)
If you have a bent toward philosophical thought, and an appreciation for a well told story, you'll have trouble putting this book down.
Would probably be helpful, but certainly not necessary, to have read Pirsig's classic 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' at some point in your life. Might have slightly more meaning if you ride a motorcycle, or have ridden one in the past, for a long enough distance and time to realize every machine needs maintenance. And a full appreciation of this book might be deepened if you actually learned how to do motorcycle or other mechanical maintenance, however minimal. Mark Richardson took the time he needed to write an excellent book. That book, 'Zen and Now', will teach you some very interesting things, provide you with a wide range of wry and humble observations on the human condition and make you laugh out loud. A real piece of quality I'll be sharing with all my best friends. (Includes some folks who'll never ride or maintain a motorcycle in their entire life.) And that's from a Canadian, eh.
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