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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance an inquiry into values

Presents a journal describing one man's journey of self-discovery and his quest for the ultimate truth of existence.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pirsig, Robert M.
Other Authors:	Pressman, Lawrence (Narrator)
Format:	Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : New York : Audio Renaissance ; Distributed by St. Martin's Press, p1999.
Subjects:	Pirsig, Robert M. Audiobooks.
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Summary:	Presents a journal describing one man's journey of self-discovery and his quest for the ultimate truth of existence.
Item Description:	An abridged recording of the book read by Lawrence Pressman. Compact discs.
Physical Description:	6 sound discs (ca. 6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:	155927557X
Author Notes:	Robert Maynard Pirsig was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 6, 1928. While serving in the Army, he visited Japan on a leave and became interested in Zen Buddhism. After his service, he received bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from the University of Minnesota. He later studied philosophy at the University of Chicago and at Banaras Hindu University in India. He taught writing at Montana State University in Bozeman and the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was also a freelance writer and editor for corporate publications and technical magazines. His first novel, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values, was published in 1974. His follow-up novel, Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals, was published in 1991. He died on April 24, 2017 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography)