{"product_id":"in-my-own-way-an-autobiography","title":"In My Own Way: An Autobiography","description":"In 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, \u003ci\u003eIn My Own Way\u003c\/i\u003e wonderfully combines Watts' 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 Watts' 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.","brand":"New World Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48515446014201,"sku":"9781577315841","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_21cf77ab-18a1-4310-a98e-51947e5e3852.jpg?v=1781207787","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/in-my-own-way-an-autobiography","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}