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Author Message 811952 Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 705 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 7:13 am:    I just finished Neil Peart's book "Ghost Rider" and recommend it to riders and non-riders alike (as well as to musicians and non-musicians alike). It's a compelling tale told well, with an interesting view of what it's like to be a legend striving for anonymity in public places while wracked with grief. It's also interesting to me that of all the things he was ready to face after the deaths of his daughter, wife and dog, and the incarceration of his riding buddy, playing music wasn't one of them for a long time. While not as deep as "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," its an interesting and enjoyable book, full of things worth thinking about that can be read in a few evenings. John lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1208 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 7:58 am:    An airplane flying over my house just lost a crate of these books which flew open and fluttered down. Yes, I looked up and saw "Ghost Riders in the Sky"! (sorry, couldn't resist. It's almost the weekend!) Bill, tgo glocke Intermediate Member Username: glocke Post Number: 118 Registered: 9-2002 Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 8:07 am:    lol....for a split second I believed you Bill... 811952 Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 707 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 8:10 am:    That's gotta be far more personal than "Ghost Writers in the Sky..." These days, I AM the weakened!! ;) John kmh364 Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1850 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 2:55 pm:    Joey (bigredbass) did a big write-up on "Ghost Rider" here about a year or so ago...there's a big, drawn out discussion on this and everything M/C, if you care to do a search and have nothing better to do, LOL! Cheers, Kevin davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3615 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Friday, April 14, 2006 - 5:05 pm:    I read "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" back in the seventies and thought it was wonderful. Are you saying this book is in the same vein? davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3616 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Friday, April 14, 2006 - 5:12 pm:    Kevin; I couldn't find a review of this book by Joey. 811952 Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 708 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Friday, April 14, 2006 - 8:05 pm:    It's a lot more consumeable than "Zen," but worth the read. I did a search earlier today for Joey's review and was able to find a nice mention of it in a thread labeled "read this if you want to live" or something like that (I'm tired and just got home and don't recall specifics so please forgive...) from last summer, but that thread didn't have a lot to say about it (or maybe I just missed it). Unlike "Zen," which touched my wife and me deeply in a tragic way, "Ghost Rider" is more of an uplifting tome, and through it Neil ultimately reconciles his demons in a positive fashion. John (edited to fix a typo - I fear being remembered as having lousy grammar, spelling and such..) (Message edited by 811952 on April 17, 2006) davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3622 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 5:45 am:    Thanks!