Replay: Zen and the Art... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4610348&ft=1&f=4610348 <em>What follows is based on actual occurrences. However, it should in no way be associated with that great body of factual information relating to orthodox Zen Buddhist practice. It's not very factual on motorcycles, either.</em> -- Robert M. Pirsig, in the introduction to <em>Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance</em> en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Replay: Zen and the Art... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4610348&ft=1&f=4610348 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Author' Robert Pirsig Shortly after the book was published, Connie Goldman talked with Robert Pirsig at his home in St. Paul, Minn. Pirsig discusses his process in writing the book, at times working four hours before he arrived for his day job writing technical manuals. Originally broadcast on July 12, 1974. Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4612364&ft=1&f=4610348 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4612364&ft=1&f=4610348 Shortly after the book was published, Connie Goldman talked with Robert Pirsig at his home in St. Paul, Minn. Pirsig discusses his process in writing the book, at times working four hours before he arrived for his day job writing technical manuals. Originally broadcast on July 12, 1974.

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]]> A New Hunger for Eating Contests Hot dogs, pie, pizza, whatever -- eating contests are all the rage. "Crazy Legs" Conti, nationally ranked eater, talks about how to prepare for an eating contest. Conti is the subject of the competitive eating documentary <EM>Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating.</EM> Mon, 05 Jul 2004 11:41:10 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3149023&ft=1&f=4610348 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3149023&ft=1&f=4610348 Hot dogs, pie, pizza, whatever -- eating contests are all the rage. "Crazy Legs" Conti, nationally ranked eater, talks about how to prepare for an eating contest. Conti is the subject of the competitive eating documentary Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating.

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]]> White House Spokesman Fleischer to Step Down NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the news that White House press secretary Ari Fleischer plans to leave his job by July. During his time on the job, Fleischer was famous for perfecting the Zen of the non-answer. Mon, 19 May 2003 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1268587&ft=1&f=4610348 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1268587&ft=1&f=4610348 NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the news that White House press secretary Ari Fleischer plans to leave his job by July. During his time on the job, Fleischer was famous for perfecting the Zen of the non-answer.

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