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Robert M. Pirsig on the Book He Wrote (And the One He Didn’t)

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By Robert M. Pirsig, Wendy Pirsig
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On May 20, 1974, soon after the initial publication of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M. Pirsig addressed students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The following transcription of those remarks—published for the first time—has been lightly edited for clarity. * I want to talk about the creative process. My medium is books or, to put it precisely, a book. Other people work in different media.
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Robert M. Pirsig

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By Robert M. Pirsig, Wendy Pirsig
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Audiobook2 hours Written by Robert M. Pirsig and Wendy K. Pirsig Narrated by Mark Bramhall and Abby Craden 5/5 () About this audiobook Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsig's unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection illuminating the central theme of Pirsig's thought: “Quality” “The ultimate goal in the pursuit of excellence is enlightenment." —Robert M.
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Namaste Collection Day - The Cook's Cook

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By Annabel Hughes, Wendy Pirsig, J. D. Landis, Erin Snow
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It was early, around 7 a.m., when we arrived in Lahachowk — a rural village northwest of Pokhara, Nepal. Several women were carefully bagging and weighing beans and other vegetables, but they stopped to greet us with broad grins, giving us small bouquets of just-picked posies and cream-colored ceremonial scarves, and placing red tika blessings on our foreheads. With each heartfelt greeting of “Namaste,” they made us feel like royalty. We soon discovered that it was collection day.
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Making Capers from Nasturtiums in Zambia, Africa - The Cook's Cook

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By Wendy Pirsig, J. D. Landis, Alexis C. Wong, Annabel Hughes
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Nasturtiums are versatile, and here in the African bush, versatility rules. Not only an effective companion plant, nasturtiums are a flavorful and nutritious edible. Both the flowers and the leaves contain the same oils as those found in horseradish, wasabi, and mustard seeds, all of which are known for their antiviral, antibacterial, and antibiotic properties. In our little part of the Zambezi Valley, a few miles upriver from Victoria Falls in Zambia, nasturtiums grow wild.
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Lussekatt - The Cook's Cook

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By J. D. Landis, Alexis C. Wong, Robert Allen, Wendy Pirsig
| The Cook's Cook Verified
Long ago on a dark gray afternoon, many years ago, we were running errands with our young daughter. It was December, and we were living near Gothenburg, in southern Sweden. It was our first year living there. We had a charming cabin for the winter, but still, the time of seasonal affective disorder was upon us.
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