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The author who captured the spirit of an entire generation with his classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance now takes readers on a voyage of poignant and passionate philosophical exploration. "An intellectual rebel's book . . . the writing of a thoughtful, sensitive social and cultural observer".--Washington Post Book World. "Daring, highly original and provocative".--The New York Times. (Philosophy)
Paul McFarland, August 5, 2007 (view all comments by Paul McFarland)
In his first book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Pirsig looked at what was good and how that is determined. In this follow-up work, he examines what is right. Ranging from Anthropology to the structures of quality outlined in his first book he again uses the vehicle of story telling to explore his points. In this, case a boat trip and a meeting with a young woman. A good sequel to a good book
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