Unabridged Audiobook
This book provides a readable, engaging, and clearly written work concerning sleep science and medicine.
This audiobook is ideal for anyone curious about the nature of sleep and the purpose it serves to our life, especially to our well being.
This book is NOT for people looking for a self-help sleep solution. This is not a book for people looking for sleep tips or a sleep program or anything like that. It won't try to cure your insomnia or help you use your CPAP machine.
This book is fantastic. It's not written for me, though -- it's written for people who want an honest introduction to sleep science. Actually, since it was published I have made it required reading for all the students who work in my lab
For anyone serious about sleep science, this book should sit prominently on a nearby bookshelf, assuming it ever gets off your desk.
Sleep is one of the most important health issues of our day, and so many of us want to better understand it and use science to guide our choices and habit changes. Wallace Mendelson's book is a beautiful and digestible summary of the latest scientific understanding of sleep, perfect for nerding out on this most vital topic.
We also learn that people waste one quarter of their days sleeping — and most of us would make up that proportion if we could. Whether we're curling up for a short lunchtime catnap, catching a dozen on a sunny afternoon, or clocking our good eight hours at night, sleeping is generally a reliable way to rest our heads and refresh our brains
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