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1 online resource (1 audio file (13hr., 39 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Jeremy Arthur. |
| Summary |
Macmillan Audio presents In My Own Way, Alan Watts's acclaimed autobiography, published for the first time in audio. In this audiobook, 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 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 seekers to "follow your own weird" - something he always did himself, as his remarkable account of his life shows. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Watts, Alan, 1915-1973.
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Zen Buddhists -- United States -- Biography.
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Philosophers -- United States -- Biography.
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Zen Buddhists -- England -- Biography.
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Philosophers -- England -- Biography.
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Watts, Alan, 1915-1973.
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Arthur, Jeremy.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781250243850 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1250243858 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12369152 |
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