Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig

Mark Richardson writes about cars and motor­cycles for The Toronto
Star. In 2004, feeling cramped by his children’s Hot Wheels and Pokémon
cards, he saddled up his trusty 1985 Suzuki DR600, added a GPS device
and Butt Buffer gel seat pad, and set out along Pirsig’s route from
Minnesota to San Francisco, to arrive on his 42nd birthday. “It’s
undeniable,” Richardson writes, “that if his book could open so many
­readers’ eyes to more of life’s qualities, then there’s a good chance
his actual journey can open my own eyes wider still.” Read the full New York Times review of Zen & Now. Click the image below to find the Zen & Now website. (By the way, I downloaded the pdf of the first chapter and found it very interesting and well written.)