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| Rusty |
 Oct 11 2011, 06:32 PM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709  Group: Admin Posts: 7,959 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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So... about 7 years ago, Jeff Bonano sent me a well-loved copy of this book. I was really dragging and frustrated with my car at the time.
I learned that I wasn't asking the right questions... wasn't stepping back and seeing things for what they were. I found that copy of Zen yesterday and have been reading it again. It's good to refresh some of these lessons. I'm going to put this copy aside and save it for my son. It might be valuable to him someday. |
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| VaccaRabite |
Oct 11 2011, 06:38 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,728 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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this is a book I have been meaning to read for ages but somehow never have. thanks for reminding me again to add it to my reading list.
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| strawman |
Oct 11 2011, 07:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 888 Joined: 25-January 08 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 8,624 Region Association: Central California
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Yupper, that one is a keeper for so many reasons. I read it whilst traipsing through Europe after college. Fond memories of a Eurail pass, a few hundred bux, a hospice "sleeve," and five weeks to kill.
A couple more of my traveling favorites: The Monkey Wrench Gang, Deseret Solitaire, Travels with Charley, Johnny Get Your Gun, and The Wayward Bus. I've read each of these books several times... |
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| Eric_Shea |
Oct 11 2011, 07:42 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,304 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
I need to pick mine back up again... Great read, especially if you have an old BMW.
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| BigDBass |
Oct 11 2011, 08:35 PM
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Dumb Question Champion Group: Members Posts: 1,438 Joined: 11-January 06 From: Chicago (south 'burbs) Member No.: 5,405 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Every few years I reread that book again and/or the "sequel" Lila. (Lila is a lot different, a bit more positive, and somewhat harder to follow.)
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| Elliot Cannon |
Oct 11 2011, 09:33 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None
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I think I read this book many years ago. Isn't this about the guy who had a nervous breakdown, wrote the book and soon thereafter his Son was stabbed to death in San Francisco? Almost as depressing as some of Hemingways stuff. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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| KaptKaos |
Oct 11 2011, 09:36 PM
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Family Group: Members Posts: 4,009 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Near Wausau Member No.: 607 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Gumption traps.....
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| RiqueMar |
Oct 11 2011, 09:41 PM
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Enrique Allen Mar Group: Members Posts: 2,243 Joined: 28-August 08 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 9,478 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(KaptKaos @ Oct 11 2011, 08:36 PM)  Gumption traps..... Just finished 'The Art of Racing in the Rain'. Great book if you like racing.... Well, racing AND Dogs. |
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| KaptKaos |
Oct 11 2011, 10:53 PM
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Family Group: Members Posts: 4,009 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Near Wausau Member No.: 607 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Enzo.
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| anderssj |
Oct 12 2011, 08:43 AM
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Dog is my copilot... Group: Members Posts: 1,736 Joined: 28-January 03 From: VA Member No.: 207 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(KaptKaos @ Oct 11 2011, 11:36 PM) Gumption traps..... and "value rigidity" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Need to reread ZATAOMM myself. Another good (and related) read is Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford. Here's a link to his earlier essay on which the book is based: http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...ss-as-soulcraft and another ("while we're in there"): http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2...aintenance.html |
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| rwilner |
Oct 12 2011, 09:11 AM
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No Ghosts in the Machine Group: Members Posts: 953 Joined: 30-March 10 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 11,530 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(anderssj @ Oct 12 2011, 10:43 AM) Another good (and related) read is Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I never read Zen, but bought the above book on a whim and ended up really resonating with it. A perfect read for either weekend warriors or (i imagine) professional wrenches. |
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| VaccaRabite |
Oct 12 2011, 02:20 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,728 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Along these lines, The Gold Plated Porsche is a great, and fun, read on the perils of restoring an old car - and other travails of life's turns.
Zach |
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| FourBlades |
Oct 13 2011, 09:30 AM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States
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For plain entertainment, "The Last Open Road" series is great. If you like sports car racing in the 50s they are classics. John |
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