Sy Montgomery
Autor(a) de The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
About the Author
Sy Montgomery was born on February 7, 1958 in Frankfurt, Germany. She is a 1979 graduate of Syracuse University, a triple major with dual degrees in Magazine Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and in French Language and Literature and in Psychology from the College of mostrar mais Arts and Sciences. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Keene State College in 2004, and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Franklin Pierce University and also from Southern New Hampshire University in 2011. Montgomery is a naturalist. She is an author, and scriptwriter. Her most popular book, The Good Good Pig, is a memoir of her life with her pig, Christopher Hogwood. The book became listed on the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. How to be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals was published in September 2018. Her other notable titles include Journey of the Pink Dolphins, Spell of the Tiger, and Search for the Golden Moon Bear. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: Sy Montgomery visits Sam Marshall's tarantula lab.
Obras de Sy Montgomery
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness (2015) 2,311 cópias
Birdology: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby… (2010) 266 cópias
Associated Works
Adrenaline 2000: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival 2000 (2000) — Contribuinte — 49 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1958-02-07
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Locais de residência
- Hancock, New Hampshire, USA
- Educação
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Westfield High School, Westfield, New Jersey, USA - Ocupação
- journalist
author
naturalist
documentary maker
radio commentator - Relacionamentos
- Mansfield, Howard (husband)
- Pequena biografia
- The Boston Globe called her "a cross between Indiana Jones and Emily Dickinson."
Membros
Resenhas
Listas
Prêmios
Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia (Life Science – 2010)
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea (Science-Related Careers – 2007)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 42
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 8,326
- Popularidade
- #2,899
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 480
- ISBNs
- 228
- Idiomas
- 6
- Favorito
- 1
Every animal lover should read this. It’s beautiful, heartfelt, and styled unlike any other memoir I’ve read. I now want to go buy my kids every one of Sy Montgomery’s children’s books, and I’m feeling kind of inspired to write some of my own anecdotes from life on a farm.… (mais)