The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction * New York Times Bestseller * Starred Booklist and Library Journal Editorsâ€™ Spring Pick * 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

â€œSy Montgomeryâ€™s The Soul of an Octopus does for the creature what Helen Macdonaldâ€™s H Is for Hawk did for raptors.â€ â€”New Statesman, UK

â€œOne of the best science books of the year.â€ â€”Science Friday, NPR

Another New York Times bestseller from the author of The Good Good Pig, this â€œfascinatingâ€¦touchingâ€¦informativeâ€¦entertainingâ€ (Daily Beast) book explores the emotional and physical world of the octopusâ€”a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creatureâ€”and the remarkable connections it makes with humans.

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 personalitiesâ€”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 â€œsleights of handâ€ 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 animalâ€™s color-changing techniques. With her â€œjoyful passion for these intelligent and fascinating creaturesâ€ (Library Journal Editorsâ€™ 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.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Washington Square Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber YES19231280
ReleaseDate 2016-04-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451697728

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Washington Square Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	YES19231280
ReleaseDate	2016-04-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781451697728

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

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