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Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams (Hardback)
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Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams (Hardback)

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Hardback 368 Pages
Published: 28/09/2017

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Synopsis
Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep.

Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why its absence is so damaging to our health. Compared to the other basic drives in life - eating, drinking, and reproducing - the purpose of sleep remained elusive.

Now, in this book, the first of its kind written by a scientific expert, Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters.

Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies, Why We Sleep delves in to everything from what really happens during REM sleep to how caffeine and alcohol affect sleep.  



Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241269060
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 625 g
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 33 mm

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“An eye opener on shut-eye”

Very readable book explaining the reasons why we find it hard to sleep and why we need to.

Hardback edition
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“Counting sheep is history”

Very unformative and readable book. Scary about the consequences that sleep of insufficient quality and/or quantity can have, many of which were news to me.

Hardback edition
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“OMG”

Completely superb. Life changing. Read it.

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