How to Be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery audiobook

How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

By Sy Montgomery
Read by Sy Montgomery

Highbridge Audio, HighBridge 9780544938328

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • 2 Formats: Library CD
  • 2 Formats: MP3 CD

  • ISBN: 9781665134668

  • ISBN: 9781665134675

Runtime: 3.70 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/Nature
Audience: Adult
Language: English
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Summary

Summary

New York Times bestseller

A #1 Amazon.com bestseller in Animal and Pet Care Essays

Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery. To research her books, Sy has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet's rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Sy's life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets.

This restorative memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals—Sy's friends—and the truths revealed by their grace. It also explores vast themes: the otherness and sameness of people and animals; the various ways we learn to love and become empathetic; how we find our passion; how we create our families; coping with loss and despair; gratitude; forgiveness; and most of all, how to be a good creature in the world.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A truly beautiful book about life, family, loss, and love.” —Temple Grandin, New York Times bestselling author
“Essential reading for anyone who loves animals and knows how much they can teach us about being human.” —Gwen Cooper, New York Times bestselling author
“Sy Montgomery narrates her memoir…[and] taps the full range of experience: Her stories are engaging and touching, humorous and terribly sad. Montgomery’s narration captures her deep sense of wonder and affection for the creatures she studies…Every word of this production captures Montgomery’s reverence for the world we share with other creatures. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
“A rare jewel, full of empathy and the profound wisdom Sy has received from animals she has loved over her extraordinary lifetime. This sweet book is a triumphant masterpiece that I’m recommending to everyone.” —Stacey O’Brien, New York Times bestselling author
“From tarantulas to tigers to tree kangaroos, National Book Award finalist Montgomery knows her animals, and she believes that understanding the furred, hoofed, finned, and feathered creatures with whom we share this earth can transform our lives. The thirteen animal friends she cites here teach us empathy, passion, purpose, and how to build a family, among other values, and we also get insight into her work as a naturalist.” —Library Journal

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Author

Author Bio: Sy Montgomery

Author Bio: Sy Montgomery

Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, documentary scriptwriter, and author of twenty acclaimed books of nonfiction for adults and children, including The Soul of an Octopus, a finalist for the National Book Award, and New York Times bestsellers, including How to Be a Good Creature and Of Time and Turtles. She has received numerous honors, including a Sibert Medal and lifetime achievement awards from the Humane Society and the New England Booksellers Association.

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Available Formats : Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/Nature
Runtime: 3.70
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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