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Sleep Thieves: An Eye-Opening Exploration Into the Science and Mysteries of Sleep
Sleep Thieves An EyeOpening Exploration Into the Science and Mysteries of Sleep Author:Stanley Coren This engrossing, expansive look at the facts and folklore of sleep provides astounding new evidence that we are becoming an increasingly sleep-deprived society and that this condition is seriously affecting our work, posing a danger to ourselves and others. Drawing on interviews with a range of professionals including doctors, airline pilo... more »ts, stockbrokers, and truck drivers, the author shows the risks that everyone now faces as more and more people in the workforce operate with insufficient sleep. He also looks at some of the more subtle and insidious effects of sleep loss on our physical and mental health and explains how to tell whether you are getting enough sleep.
Intriguing questions are posed, such as, Do fish sleep? Do dogs and cats dream? Are there really "morning" and "night" people? How is it that you can sleep for hours on a plane and never feel rested? Why is the shift to daylight savings time dangerous?
Some provocative stories about sleep oddities are presented along with a description of some strange sleep disorders that affect a surprisingly large number of people. Also described are specific techniques to help children sleep through the night and to improve the quality and efficiency of your own sleep.« less