i checked out an Alan Watts book from the library, and i find his writing as good as his recordings.
if you haven't heard him or heard of him,
liquidgrey has posted quite a few of his recordings.
more information about him and where to get his works is here:
http://www.alanwatts.net/watts.htmor look him at the library, he published a lot of books about various things.
also, if you're interested i can burn a cd for you with some of his recordings.