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Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
 
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Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance [Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Mark Richardson (Author), Buck Schirner (Reader)
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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. Among the millions of readers to fall under the book’s spell was Mark Richardson, who as a young man struggled to understand Pirsig’s provocative and elusive ideas. Rereading the book decades later, Richardson, now a journalist and father of two, was moved by its portrayal of Pirsig’s complex relationship with Chris and struck by the timelessness of its lessons. So he tuned up his old Suzuki dirt bike and became a “Pirsig pilgrim,” one of the legions of fans who retrace the Pirsigs’ route from Minneapolis to San Francisco. In following this itinerary over the lonely byways of the American West, Richardson revisits the people and places from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, pondering the meaning of Pirsig’s philosophy and the answers it may offer to the questions in his own life. Richardson’s dogged reporting also gives new insight into the reclusive writer’s life, exploring Pirsig’s struggle with mental illness, his unwanted celebrity, and the tragic, brutal murder of Chris in 1979. Published to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of Pirsig’s original trip, Zen and Now is a stirring meditation on a classic work and a passionate inquiry into the lessons it continues to teach us in the complex and bewildering world we inhabit today.

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Mark Richardson is a motorcycle and auto editor and writer for the Toronto Star.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!, Oct 7 2009
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H. Neufeld (West Coast BC) - See all my reviews
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Zen and Now:On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Jun 10 2011
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, Sep 6 2010
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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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