I enjoyed Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance when I read it some 20-odd years ago. There is a twist early on in the book, which perhaps in our modern tim

I enjoyed Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance when I read it some 20-odd years ago. There is a twist early on in the book, which perhaps in our modern times is a bit predictable but to me 20 years ago (and evidently to a bunch of people in the 70s) it was quite a twist. And, in more recent pressings, the afterword written in the 80s provides another, more real and unwelcome surprise. Its a good book. The philosophy is internally consistent, and interesting, as long as you don't mind a few Eastern ideas. And if I remember correctly he had quite a bit to say about documentation and engineering.