The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
by:
Sy Montgomery (author)
In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus' surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature: and the remarkable connections it makes with humans.Sy Montgomery's popular 2011...
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In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus' surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature: and the remarkable connections it makes with humans.Sy Montgomery's popular 2011 Orion magazine piece, "Deep Intellect"; about her friendship with a sensitive,
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781471149382 (1471149382)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
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I received a copy of this book through Goodreads in exchange for on honest review. On the whole this was a fascinating book with beautiful descriptions and unique information. Montgomery tells the stories of the octopuses and the people she met through immersion journalism and offers some analysis o...
I love natural history and learned quite a bit about octopuses in this book. I learned also that octopuses is the correct form of plural for this cephalopod. I say "octopi" -- which (I now know) is erroneous, because it is NOT from a Latin root (its origin is Greek), and so a plural form does not en...
When I started this I expected a scientific journal watered down for the non scientific reader. I did not expect it to be a personal journal with some scientific facts thrown in. I was looking for more science, more facts then offered. I was a bit miffed at the personal moments, her diving lessons, ...
Wow. This woman loves octopuses, and the sea and its creatures in general. Her enthusiasm is contagious. She not only fills this book with facts about sea life and descriptions of the personalities of the octopuses she knows, but also just the general comraderie of being an aquarium groupie. She...
7 years ago
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