Author Mark Richardson’s Zen and Now Explores the Life and Lessons of Robert Pirsig: Road Trip Marks 40th Anniversary of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Toronto, Canada, September 26, 2008 --(
PR.com)-- Toronto Star editor and author Mark Richardson has written a new book called Zen and Now: On The Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Knopf). He guests on BlogTalkRadio’s Ride! to talk about his motorcycle adventure (www.blogtalkradio.com/ride) on September 29, 2008 at 7 p.m. ET.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a literary classic that’s inspired millions of readers over several generations. As a young man, Mark Richardson was struck by the book and struggled to understand the meaning of the author’s philosophy.
In a quest to discover that meaning and apply it in his own life, Richardson fired up his old Suzuki dirt bike and traced the same route followed by the author, his son Chris, and friends the Sutherlands, in 1968.
The result, Zen and Now, is an entertaining road story with a meditative quality that offers some intriguing insights into this enigmatic figure and the lessons his book continues to teach today.
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About Ride!
Ride! is an online talk show that's all about motorcycling. It debuted on October 24, 2007 on the BlogTalkRadio network and subsequently won a 2008 MAX Award (Motorcycling Award for Excellence) from the North American International Motorcycle Supershow.
About Adrian Blake
Adrian hosts the online motorcycle talk show Ride! on the BlogTalkRadio network. A freelance motorcycle journalist, writer, and podcaster, Adrian currently writes motorcycle reviews and features for Sun Media. SM is the largest chain of daily tabloids and community newspapers in Canada, with a readership of 8.2 million. His freelance motorcycle features have been published in England, Australia, Canada and the U.S., including eight years in the bestselling custom publication American Iron Magazine. In the late ’90s, Adrian designed the popular Route 66 tour for Edelweiss Bike Travel (Austria).
About BlogTalkRadio
BlogTalkRadio was established in August, 2006 as the first social radio network on the Internet. Receiving attention and acclaim from media outlets like USA Today, CNN, CNET.com, TechCrunch, FoxNews, and dozens more, BlogTalkRadio is revolutionizing both social media networking and radio broadcasting.
