ZEN & ART of MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE | PIRSIG | Audiobook 1999

• For Your Consideration: • An Audiobook Version of a Modern Philosophical Classic: • Consisting of Six (UNPLAYED) CDs: • “ZEN and the ART of MOTORCYLE MAINTENANCE: An Inquiry into Values”(An Audio Renaissance Audiobook, 1999) • BY ROBERT PIRSIG • READ BY LAWRENCE PRESSMAN • INTRO READ BY ROBERT PIRSIG •• PRAISE FOR THE SOURCE MATERIAL •• • “A miracle…sparkles like an electric dream.” —THE VILLAGE VOICE • “The book is inspired, original…. The analogies with MOBY-DICK are patent.” —THE NEW YORKER • “Profoundly important…full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas.” —NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • “It is filled with beauty. . .a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace.” —BALTIMORE SUN • “Disturbing, deeply moving, full of insights.” —TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT • “An unforgettable trip.” —TIME • For details, please see below. • TITLE: “ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYLCE MAINTENANCE: An Inquiry into Values” BY: ROBERT PIRSIG BOOK READ BY: LAWRENCE PRESSMAN INTRODUCTION READ BY: ROBERT PIRSIG FORMAT: CDS NUMBER OF DISCS: 6 REGION: ALL REGIONS RUNNING TIME: “APPROXIAMTELY 6 HOURS” ABRIDGEMENT: YES. “ABRIDGEMENT APPROVED BY THE AUTHOR.” CONDITON OF ORIGINAL BOX (PACKAGING): VERY GOOD. Opened. Corners have scuffs. Periodic shelf-wear on edges. Minor scratching & smudging on front & back & spines. Overall: Clean. Bright. CONDITION OF CD-CASE: VERY GOOD PLUS The case that holds the 6 CDs (and which is encased by the ORIGINAL BOX) is made of thin cardboard but has held up and is almost pristine. The ORIGINAL BOX took any hits & did a fine job of the protecting the CD-case. CONDITION OF THE CDS: AS NEW | UNPLAYED Each CD is similarly bright & clean and each is clearly in a state of having NOT been played. The only blemish to any of these CDS is that we smudged them a bit in checking their condition (which, again, is UNPLAYED). PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: AUDIO RENAISSANCE (New York), 1999 EDITION: 1999 ISBN: 1-55927-557-X SHIPPING NEWS: This item will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy container. THANK YOU! ABOUT THE SOURCE MATERIAL: “A miracle…sparkles like an electric dream.” —THE VILLAGE VOICE “The book is inspired, original…. The analogies with MOBY-DICK are patent.” —THE NEW YORKER “Profoundly important…full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas.” —NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “It is filled with beauty. . .a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace.” —BALTIMORE SUN “Disturbing, deeply moving, full of insights.” —TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT “An unforgettable trip.” —TIME “The novel—or instruction manual, or philosophical guide, or quasi-bible, depending on who you ask—gained the coveted status of being both a commercial and critical success, selling a million copies in its first year of publication alone.” —GQ “Over 40 years after its initial publication, the book now also serves as something of a primary source for anyone studying the history of Buddhism in America, having been the first exposure to Zen for so many outside the Asian American community. 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