num_pages: 373
description: The study of the art of motorcycle maintenance is really a miniature study of the art of rationality itself. Working on a motorcycle, working well, caring, is to become part of a process, to achieve an inner peace of mind. The motorcycle is primarily a mental phenomenon.
language: English
title: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
titlecomplete: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
characters: Phaedrus, Chris, Sylvia Sutherland, John Sutherland
genres: Fiction, Religion, Philosophy, Spirituality, Psychology, Literature, Classics, Self Help, Travel, Unfinished
ratings_count: 226037
places: The United States of America
series: Phaedrus
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Contemporary Affairs
publisher: Bantam New Age Books