The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
by:
Sy Montgomery (author)
Another New York Times bestseller from the author of The Good Good Pig, this “fascinating…touching…informative…entertaining” (Daily Beast) book explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature—and the remarkable connections it...
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Another New York Times bestseller from the author of The Good Good Pig, this “fascinating…touching…informative…entertaining” (Daily Beast) book explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature—and the remarkable connections it makes with humans.In pursuit of the wild, solitary, predatory octopus, popular na
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781451697728 (1451697724)
ASIN: 1451697724
Publisher: Atria Books
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Review to come (probably)
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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