{"product_id":"the-soul-of-an-octopus","title":"The Soul of an Octopus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mainContent___KncIm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"title-references-tabpanel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"title-references-tab-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root css-old1by\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestseller from the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Good Pig\u003c\/i\u003e, this “fascinating...informative” (\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e) 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction *\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBestseller * A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotable Nonfiction Book of the Year * One of the Best Books of the Month on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodreads * Library Journal\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBest Sci-Tech Book of the Year * An American Library Association Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Sy Montgomery’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soul of an Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edoes for the creature what Helen Macdonald’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eH Is for Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edid for raptors.” —\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“One of the best science books of the year.” —\u003ci\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScientists 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” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEditors’ Spring Pick), Montgomery chronicles the growing appreciation of this mollusk as she tells a unique love story. By turns funny, entertaining, touching, and profound,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soul of an Octopus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ereveals what octopuses can teach us about the meeting of two very different minds.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43283002818623,"sku":"9781451697728","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/9452\/6015\/files\/TheSoulofanOctopusQueenBeeGifteryGiftShopOgdenUTBooksToysGamesChocolateJellycats.jpg?v=1779389368","url":"https:\/\/queenbeegiftery.com\/products\/the-soul-of-an-octopus","provider":"Queen Bee Giftery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}