An edition of Sleep thieves (1996)

Sleep thieves

an eye-opening exploration into the science and mysteries of sleep

1st Free Press Paperbacks ed.
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An edition of Sleep thieves (1996)

Sleep thieves

an eye-opening exploration into the science and mysteries of sleep

1st Free Press Paperbacks ed.
  • 5 Want to read

In this engrossing, expansive look at the facts and folklore of sleep, best-selling author Stanley Coren 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.

He shows, for example, that the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the disaster involving the space shuttle Challenger, and the nuclear accidents at both Chernobyl and Three Mile Island were all associated with people suffering from sleep deprivation. Drawing on dramatic interviews with a range of professionals including doctors, airline pilots, stockbrokers, and truck drivers, Coren 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. In addition Coren asks intriguing questions like: Do fish sleep? Are there really "morning" people and "night" people? Why is it virtually impossible to fall asleep during midmorning hours no matter how tired you are? And how is it that you can sleep for hours on a plane and never feel rested?

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. Finally, the book describes specific techniques to help children sleep through the night and to improve the quality and efficiency of your own sleep.

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English
Pages
304

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Cover of: Sleep Thieves
Sleep Thieves
April 3, 1997, Free Press
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Cover of: Sleep thieves
Sleep thieves: an eye-opening exploration into the science and mysteries of sleep
1997, Free Press Paperbacks
in English - 1st Free Press Paperbacks ed
Cover of: Sleep thieves
Sleep thieves: an eye-opening exploration into the science and mysteries of sleep
1997, Free Press Paperbacks
in English - 1st Free Press Paperbacks ed
Cover of: Sleep thieves
Sleep thieves: an eye-opening exploration into the science and mysteries of sleep
1997, Free Press Paperbacks
in English - 1st Free Press Paperbacks ed.
Cover of: Sleep thieves
Sleep thieves: an eye-openingexploration into the science and mysteries of sleep
1996, Simon & Schuster, Limited
in English
Cover of: Sleep thieves

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293) and index.

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New York

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 304 p. ;
Number of pages
304

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22922027M
Internet Archive
sleepthieveseyeo0000core
ISBN 10
0684831848
OCLC/WorldCat
37151591
Library Thing
82053
Goodreads
551125

First Sentence

"The man who wrote these words in his diary was not a psychologist, psychiatrist, or medical researcher."

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