Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values Amazon.com Review 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. 				    	 					 Review "Profoundly important ... intellectual entertainment of the highest order."-- The New York Times"Brave wanderings, high adventures, extraordinary risks ... A horn of plenty."-- Los Angeles Times              See all Product description