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I had started this Guidebook several times, as Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance might be my favorite book ever. Seems I could never get the Ox out of the Market.

Having been educated by Jesuits myself, the organization of the book and the deeper analyses felt familiar. The book is a bit of a hodge-podge. It seemed quite similar to some of my college textbooks. The latter part of the book is more a bibliography of other critiques, references, and resources. I found it interesting to read contemporaneous critiques.

I'm glad I returned to this, as it does reveal some patterns and relationships that a reader of ZatAoMM might only sense and not consciously acknowledge. I would say that this book is hardly a "page-turner", but is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to consider ZatAoMM as fully and deeply as possible.

A very informative book. This book probes the philosophical influences underlying Pirsig's book.
This book is to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance as Wisdom's Hiding Place is to The Oxbow Revelation.
This book reads like an introduction to philosophy that is written in such a way as to be accessible to the interested lay reader.
I do, however, think that the information on Taoism is weak.
Be aware that about half of the book consists of book reviews and the like.