{"product_id":"in-my-own-way-an-autobiography-19151965-9780394469119","title":"In My Own Way: An Autobiography, 1915-1965","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn My Own Way: An Autobiography, 1915-1965\u003c\/strong\u003e by Watts, Alan. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780394469119.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition of his acclaimed autobiography — long out of print and rare until now — Alan Watts tracks his spiritual and philosophical evolution from a child of religious conservatives in rural England to a freewheeling spiritual teacher who challenged Westerners to defy convention and think for themselves. From early in this intellectual life, Watts shows himself to be a philosophical renegade and wide-ranging autodidact who came to Buddhism through the teachings of Christmas Humphreys and D. T. Suzuki. Told in a nonlinear style, In My Own Way wonderfully combines Wattsâ own brand of unconventional philosophy and often hilarious accounts of gurus, celebrities, psychedelic drug experiences, and wry observations of Western culture. A charming foreword written by Wattsâ father sets the tone of this warm, funny, and beautifully written story of a compelling figure who encouraged readers to “follow your own weird⠗ something he always did himself, as his remarkable account of his life shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pantheon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44977254039605,"sku":"ByrdShop_0394469119","price":67.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780394469119_11a78ac8-c505-45ee-aac1-4cd334de59b6.jpg?v=1778814057","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/in-my-own-way-an-autobiography-19151965-9780394469119","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}