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Amazon has for Prime Members: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M Pirsig (Kindle eBook) on sale for $1.99.

Barnes & Noble also has Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M Pirsig (Nook eBook) on sale for $1.99.

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About this book:
  • A man and his young son embark on a summer motorcycle road trip across America's Northwest, seeking to reconnect and explore the open country.
  • But this is no ordinary vacation. As the miles unspool, the journey transforms into a profound philosophical inquiry, a rolling Chautauqua that seeks to answer one of life's most essential questions: What is best?
  • On a vintage motorcycle, the narrator grapples not only with the mechanics of his machine but with the very nature of Quality itself. He confronts the deep split in modern life between a cold, rational view of technology and a romantic, emotional engagement with the world, searching for a way to heal the divide. Yet, the biggest questions lie within.
  • Dogging his every thought is the ghost of his former self, a brilliant and dangerous man named Phaedrus, whose obsessive pursuit of truth led to his own destruction. This cross-country odyssey is more than a search for answers; it is a confrontation with a haunting past, a flight for sanity, and a powerful meditation on how we ought to live.
  • This profound and deeply personal story is an exploration of life's most fundamental questions—a search for how to live, not just how to get by.

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Amazon has for Prime Members: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M Pirsig (Kindle eBook) on sale for $1.99.

Barnes & Noble also has Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M Pirsig (Nook eBook) on sale for $1.99.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for sharing this deal.

About this book:
  • A man and his young son embark on a summer motorcycle road trip across America's Northwest, seeking to reconnect and explore the open country.
  • But this is no ordinary vacation. As the miles unspool, the journey transforms into a profound philosophical inquiry, a rolling Chautauqua that seeks to answer one of life's most essential questions: What is best?
  • On a vintage motorcycle, the narrator grapples not only with the mechanics of his machine but with the very nature of Quality itself. He confronts the deep split in modern life between a cold, rational view of technology and a romantic, emotional engagement with the world, searching for a way to heal the divide. Yet, the biggest questions lie within.
  • Dogging his every thought is the ghost of his former self, a brilliant and dangerous man named Phaedrus, whose obsessive pursuit of truth led to his own destruction. This cross-country odyssey is more than a search for answers; it is a confrontation with a haunting past, a flight for sanity, and a powerful meditation on how we ought to live.
  • This profound and deeply personal story is an exploration of life's most fundamental questions—a search for how to live, not just how to get by.

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Written by qwikwit | Staff

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Written by phoinix | Staff

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Jun 12, 2026 3:19 PM
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samSepi0lJun 12, 2026 3:19 PM
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This book (or one with a very similar name) was mentioned in Days Gone when talking to the mechanic at the first camp. Who knew it might be real?
Jun 12, 2026 3:56 PM
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FantasticHeart9684Jun 12, 2026 3:56 PM
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It'd s good book. I think it had a sort of old school macauline identity to it. Read it back in college and id check it out again after a few decades.
Jun 12, 2026 5:16 PM
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chris.eckeardJun 12, 2026 5:16 PM
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It's a good book. Worth the read. I recommend.
Jun 12, 2026 6:44 PM
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Migrant_KiwiJun 12, 2026 6:44 PM
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I liked this book. Would recommend this too.
Jun 12, 2026 8:44 PM
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IsitonJun 12, 2026 8:44 PM
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This and Lila by the same author I reread every few years. Both are very good.
Jun 13, 2026 10:44 PM
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Quote from samSepi0l :
This book (or one with a very similar name) was mentioned in Days Gone when talking to the mechanic at the first camp. Who knew it might be real?
Likely most people since it sold a bazillion copies.
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Jun 14, 2026 7:21 PM
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redpoint5Jun 14, 2026 7:21 PM
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One of these days I'll finally finish reading this book... when I can spend 2hrs a day for 3 months.
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Jun 14, 2026 9:37 PM
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ultimatinternetJun 14, 2026 9:37 PM
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reminds me of NEWHART: KNOW YOUR HARLEY by Dick Loudon
Jun 14, 2026 9:44 PM
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ShrewdWren559Jun 14, 2026 9:44 PM
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One of the best books I ever read.
Jun 15, 2026 1:33 AM
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DramaLlama211Jun 15, 2026 1:33 AM
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This book was awful. I had to muster up every bit of willpower to finish it. The characters are dismal and the philosophical discussions of defining "quality" is just a slog all while dancing around issues with mental illness. Why people love this book so much I'll never understand. Couldn't pay me to read it twice.
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Jun 15, 2026 3:37 PM
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GrayEdna1Jun 15, 2026 3:37 PM
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Haven't read this in years - excited to reread!
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anubis57Jun 15, 2026 3:55 PM
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Quote from DramaLlama211 :
This book was awful. I had to muster up every bit of willpower to finish it. The characters are dismal and the philosophical discussions of defining "quality" is just a slog all while dancing around issues with mental illness. Why people love this book so much I'll never understand. Couldn't pay me to read it twice.


I've read about people like you.
Jun 15, 2026 10:30 PM
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Bergkamp10Jun 15, 2026 10:30 PM
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Ewww reading.. I like to get all my knowledge at Trump rallies

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Jun 16, 2026 5:22 AM
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KR212Jun 16, 2026 5:22 AM
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Quote from anubis57 :



I've read about people like you.
Tbqh, this book is very well known as eventually being just a bunch of nonsensical rambling as you get past the first half.

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