title: Tentacles: Amazing World Octopus
author:  James Martin 
description: Subtitled ``The Amazing World of Octopus, Squid, and Their Relatives,'' a fascinating introduction to the cephalapods, which also include the nautilus and cuttlefish. Martin first discusses the creatures' general characteristics and place in the animal kingdom, then goes on to specific discussions of each, sampling subjects like their variety (there are 375 species of squid), place in the food chain, mating habits, range, and remarkable adaptations. Like the best of teachers, his text is enthusiastic but scrupulously scientific, well informed but never dry--he has a gift for colorful description and slips in some delightful anecdotes: the octopus's ``intelligence, curiosity, and fluidity make them escape experts,'' and he reports one making its way as far as a library, where it was found ``pulling down books and paging through them.'' Splendid color photos, amply supplied, and informative drawings round out an unusually attractive and informative offering. Glossary; index. (Nonfiction. 7-12) -- <i>Copyright 1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.</i>
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  ALIEN SPACE
  
  TENTACLE PORN
  
  Peter Cawdron
  
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  Copyright © Peter Cawdron 2015
  
  All rights reserved
  
  The right of Peter Cawdron to be identified as the author of this work has
  been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
  1988.
  
  First published as a short story in The
  
  
  Alien Chronicles.
  
  US Kindle Edition
  
  All the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual
  persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Alien Space Tentacle Porn
  
  A 1950s hospital. Temporary amnesia. A naked man running through Central Park
  yelling something about alien space tentacles. Tinfoil, duct tape, and
  bananas. These are the ingredients for a spectacular romp through a world you
  never thought possible as aliens reach out and make contact with Earth.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 01: Tentacles
  
  Damn, it feels as though someone’s jabbed an ice pick behind my right eye.
  
  Slowly, my 