Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

from john257hopper

Interesting and thought provoking, though often rather dense, book about the importance of sleep to almost all aspects of physical and mental health and wellbeing. The average number of hours of nightly sleep people get in western industrialised societies has declined markedly over the last centu...

from DanDiercks

The book isn't a cursory, casual examination of sleep. It's a scientific book, written by a respected research scientist in the area of all things sleep. There is lots of scientific evidence supporting Walker's conclusions about our need for sleep and the dangers of sleep deprivation. Walker also...

from Juva

A fascinating and alarming book on the effect of even minor sleep deprivation on the brain and body health. The author covers the evolutionary purpose of sleep and what research has uncovered about its uses and effect. Probably the majority of the book covers what happens when human society moves...

from jmoncton

Why We Sleep is a fascinating and compelling book about the science of sleep. Like most Americans, I am sleep deprived. But (also, like many Americans), before I read this book, I would have said that I don't need more sleep. I'm genetically designed to get by on 6 hours a night or less. After re...

from KateVane

If like me you're a chronic insomniac, or if you're the parent of a young child or a carer or a shift worker, you may initially be put off by the tone of Why We Sleep. The author's premise is that we are, as a society and as individuals, joyfully squandering our sleep time with terrible consequen...