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In My Own Way : an Autobiography, 1915-1965 by Alan W. Watts is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In this new edition of his acclaimed autobiography — long out of print and rare until now — Alan Watts tracks his spiritual and philosophical evolution. A child of religious conservatives in rural England, he went on to become a freewheeling spiritual teacher who challenged Westerners to defy convention and think for themselves. Watts's portrait of himself shows that he was a philosophical renegade from early on in his intellectual life. Self-taught in many areas, he came to Buddhism through the teachings of Christmas Humphreys and D. T. Suzuki. Told in a nonlinear style, In My Own Way combines Watts's brand of unconventional philosophy with wry observations on Western culture and often hilarious accounts of gurus, celebrities, and psychedelic drug experiences. A charming foreword by Watts's father sets the tone of this warm, funny, and beautifully written story. Watts encouraged readers to “follow your own weird” — something he always did himself, as this remarkable account of his life shows.

Who reads In My Own Way : an Autobiography, 1915-1965?

Author

Alan W. Watts

Publisher

New World Library; Distributed by Publishers Group West

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781577319931

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Buddhism, Religion

Rating

4.2 / 5 (508 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14