In 1968 University of California Press published an unusual manuscript by an anthropology
student named Carlos Castaneda. The Teachings of Don Juan enthralled a generation of seekers
dissatisfied with the limitations of the Western worldview. Castaneda's now classic book
remains controversial for the alternative way of seeing that it presents and the revolution in
cognition it demands. Whether read as ethnographic fact or creative fiction it is the story of
a remarkable journey that has left an indelible impression on the life of more than a million
readers around the world.
