muzani
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was a HN favorite, but seems to have dropped off the charts.
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig
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xkcd-sucks
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billwear
Pirsig's "Zen..."
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agiacalone
Non-Fiction: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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taylodl
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Pirsig)
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borlanco
Pirsig's book is not really about engineering, but about how we engineers relate to the world.
hide1713
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jesterson
would you kindly elaborate how the book helped to changed thinking?
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"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig.
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karmakurtisaani
Easily one of my favourite books.
gcanyon
I've read it three or four times, generally about ten years apart. I'm due...
curious_soul
I have tried reading this twice but couldn't get past 30 pages or so.
mantas
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
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cromulent
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance is a classic, written by a technical writer, and touches on the subject at some length.
jdkee
Came here to say this. I reread it every ten years or so and each time I find something new in it.
deepspace
I really liked ZAMM the first few times I read it, when I was very young
Eddy_Viscosity2
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
babygoat
Kind of a dumb title, but it'll make sense when you read it. I have zero interest in motorcycles (let alone maintenance), but it's a fantastic read.
hypomnemata
I'm aiming to read Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance.
jefallbright
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. The only book I've read twice
enchiridion
The premise centers around the idea of a Chautauqua, so I think it does really well as an audio book.
vld_lzr
Seconding that. Fantastic book!
enchiridion
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Preferably the audio book.
sdedovic
Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: not purely fiction but an amazing book I will surely re-read during my lifetime
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