Robert M. Pirsig, 88, Author Of `Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance`
(ArtsJournal)

`Where [Carlos Castaneda`s The Teachings of Don Juan] pursued enlightenment in hallucinogenic experience, Zen argued for its equal availability in the brain-racking rigors of Reason with a capital R. Years after its publication, it continues to be invoked by famous people when asked to name a book that affected them most deeply.`