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Author Watts, Alan, 1915-1973, author.

Title The book : on the taboo against knowing who you are / Alan Watts.

Publication Info. New York : Vintage Books, 1989.
©1966

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Location Call No. Status
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  128 WATTS    DUE 02-20-24 Billed
Edition Vintage books edition.
Description x, 163 pages ; 21 cm
Note Originally published by Pantheon Books in 1966.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-163).
Summary Drawing upon ancient Hindu philosophy, the author explores the human psyche and the importance of personal identity.
Contents Preface -- 1. Inside information -- 2. The game of black-and-white -- 3. How to be a genuine fake -- 4. The world is your body -- 5. So what? -- 6. It -- The books.
Subject Self.
Self-knowledge, Theory of.
Self. (OCoLC)fst01111441
Self-knowledge, Theory of. (OCoLC)fst01111780
Self Concept.
Genre/Form Popular Works.
Subject Ego.
Environment.
Hinduism.
Identification, Psychological
Nature.
Philosophy.
ISBN 0679723005 (paperback)
9780679723004 (paperback)
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