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Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses by David Scheel Groundswell Speaker 2024 this is a Beth O'Leary'Scheel brings the world of the octopus vividly alive. The best nature books do not just describe animals: they give us a sense of what it might be like to shape shift ourselves and live in their skins.' Financial Times 'Fascinating. The deepest of octopus books' Peter Godfrey Smith 'Octopuses are deeply, gloriously weird The book abounds with wonders.' Kathleen Jamie, New Statesman 'Mind blowing and soul expanding.' Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul