In My Own Way

By: Alan Watts

Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur

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.

Watts’ bibliobiography

This book was a wonderful missive. For fans of Watts familiar with his talks, here are laid bare the experiences and influences he wove together time and again, granting credit where it’s due.

Why not hire a British voice actor?

I am fascinated by everything Alan Watts has ever said and published. I absolutely adore him. I was very excited to listen to his autobiography until I realized the narrator was putting on this irritating accent. Difficult to get past, but worth it for a more personal view of Watts.

Narrator almost sounds like Watts

after listening to this sophisticated man..Mr Watts...one comes away feeling how uncultured one really is....
watts hobnobbing with them social and intellectual elite is fun to hear about.
the book is very poetic...well written...expertly narrated and a real pleasure to listen to.
highly recommended!

Fascinating

As someone who grew up in the Sixties, this is a veritable Who’s Who of thinkers, philosophers, spiritual teachers, artists, writers, misfits and you name it. What an extraordinary life in an extraordinary time. Will we ever have an era such as this again? I doubt it.

Simply Profound

Alan Watts has such a way with words. Somewhere between Zen master and philosopher, he is both ecumenical in his beliefs and unafraid to skewer ones that he just doesn't get