{"product_id":"9781594735530","title":"Zen Effects: The Life of Alan Watts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first and only full-length biography of one of\u003cbr\u003ethe most charismatic spiritual innovators of the twentieth century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his widely popular books and lectures, Alan Watts (1915-1973) did more to introduce Eastern philosophy and religion to Western minds than any figure before or since. Watts touched the lives of many. He was a renegade Zen teacher, an Anglican priest, a lecturer, an academic, an entertainer, a leader of the San Francisco renaissance, and the author of more than thirty books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Way of Zen, Psychotherapy East and West\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Zen\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonica Furlong followed Watts's travels from his birthplace in England to the San Francisco Bay Area where he ultimately settled, conducting in-depth interviews with his family, colleagues, and intimate friends, to provide an analysis of the intellectual, cultural, and deeply personal influences behind this truly extraordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134452416752,"sku":"9781594735530","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594735530_p0.jpg?v=1763815296","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594735530","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}