And I remember talking about the book with friends in high school, everyone claiming to have read it through. The small subtitle of the book is after all An Inquiry Into Values. ![]() I remember picking up and putting down the thick paperback again and again, trying to get through the dense sections on philosophy. But unlike many bestsellers which were popular with adults, this book resonated with teens as well. The book, published in 1974, became a best seller after getting rejected by over 100 publishers. Add “art” to the words Zen and motorcycles and the lure of a title like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was almost irresistible. Transcendental meditation and eastern religions were growing in popularity in the West in the 1970s and images of Peter Fonda riding a Harley Davidson in the movie Easy Rider released in 1969 were still fresh. ![]() Zen and motorcycles stoked the imaginations of many people in the 1970s. Loveandumami on Karl Meltzer Crushes AT Record…
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