The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
A New York Times bestseller from the author of The Good Good Pig, this "fascinating...informative" (The Daily Beast) book dives into the intelligence, behavior, and emotional world of the octopus--one of the ocean's most complex and captivating creatures--and the extraordinary bonds it forms with humans.Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction * New York Times Bestseller * A Huffington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year * One of the Best Books of the Month on Goodreads * Library Journal Best Sci-Tech Book of the Year * An American Library Association Notable Book of the Year
"Sy Montgomery's The Soul of an Octopus does for the creature what Helen Macdonald's H Is for Hawk did for raptors." --New Statesman, UK
"One of the best science books of the year." --Science Friday, NPR
In pursuit of the wild, solitary, predatory octopus, popular naturalist Sy Montgomery has practiced true immersion journalism. From New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico, she has befriended octopuses with strikingly different personalities--gentle Athena, assertive Octavia, curious Kali, and joyful Karma. Each creature shows her cleverness in myriad ways: escaping enclosures like an orangutan; jetting water to bounce balls; and endlessly tricking companions with multiple "sleights of hand" to get food.
Scientists have only recently accepted the intelligence of dogs, birds, and chimpanzees but now are watching octopuses solve problems and are trying to decipher the meaning of the animal's color-changing techniques. With her "joyful passion for these intelligent and fascinating creatures" (Library Journal Editors' Spring Pick), Montgomery chronicles the growing appreciation of this mollusk as she tells a unique love story. By turns funny, entertaining, touching, and profound, The Soul of an Octopus reveals what octopuses can teach us about the meeting of two very different minds.
Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, documentary scriptwriter, and the author of thirty-one critically praised nonfiction books for adults and children, including The Soul of an Octopus, a National Book Award finalist, and The Good Good Pig, a New York Times bestseller. She resides in New Hampshire with her husband, writer Howard Mansfield, and a border collie. She has received numerous distinctions, including lifetime achievement awards from the Humane Society and the New England Booksellers Association.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781451697728 |
| ISBN 10 | 1451697724 |
| Title | The Soul of an Octopus |
| Author | Sy Montgomery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Washington Square Press |
| Year published | 2016-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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