false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157065130m/629.jpg 629 69 Arguably one of the most profoundly important essays ever written on the nature and significance of "quality" and definitely a necessary anodyne to the consequences of a modern world pathologically obsessed with quantity. Although set as a story of a cross-country trip on a motorcycle by a father and son, it is more nearly a journey through 2,000 years of Western philosophy. For some people, this has been a truly life-changing book. 175720 book 1974 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values total:15110|5:3915|4:4938|3:3881|2:1616|1:760| 15110 54962 21234 1650 0 31 false false Tue Jun 24 15:03:18 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 16:49:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 19 false false Tue Jul 31 03:03:25 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 01:14:02 -0700 2007
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It helped to sleep next to someone who is far better studied in philosophy than I am. I took an introductory course in undergrad many moons ago and knew all the names Pir...more...]]> 5 2 true false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 16:16:36 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 23:10:20 -0700 2008 1.75 Fear and Loathing (strange company). I've kept it in my bag just to go back over highlighted sections and make sure it remains useful.

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