Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

A remarkable classic, at last back in print. It is not (of course) about motorcycle maintenance, nor is it about a motorcycle journey (though, of course, it is, too). It is a guide, a life support system, a novel, a philosophical treatise, an attempt to analyse life, an examination of the nature of space and time... all things to most men (and women). This is perhaps the archetypal mind-stretching book: anyone who does not know it is missing something. (Kirkus UK)

Abbey's Bookseller Favourite (April 2011): When this book was first published in 1974 it was a huge success. It's combination of a road trip, philosophy and a 'ghost' made it a book that many of us read - and reread. Reading it again after more than 30 years was like catching up with an old friend, albeit a friend who hasn't changed since we last met. The book made such an impression on me at the time that reading it now is a strange experience. I'm not just experiencing the words I'm reading now, there is also an echo of the words read all those years ago by - was it me, or another ghost? Dave