Why We Sleep
The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
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Narrated by:
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John Sackville
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Written by:
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Matthew Walker
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
The number one Sunday Times best seller.
TLS, Observer, Sunday Times, FT, Guardian, Daily Mail and Evening Standard Books of the Year 2017.
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, read by John Sackville.
Includes a bonus PDF of graphs and diagrams.
Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in 21st 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 audiobook, the first of its kind written by a scientific expert, Professor Matthew Walker explores 20 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 and why our sleep patterns change across a lifetime, transforming our appreciation of the extraordinary phenomenon that safeguards our existence.
©2017 Matthew Walker (P)2017 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"Astonishing...an amazing book...absolutely chocker full of things that we need to know." (Chris Evans)
"Matthew Walker is probably one of the most influential people on the planet." (Evening Standard)
"Startling, vital...a life-raft." (Guardian)
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- Lekha Sharma
- 26-07-19
Must read
One may have heard of many self help books but it all doesn't work until the brain has had a good night sleep a day before.
So listen/read this book to know the importance of sleep and how to act upon it.
The most beautiful thing about this book is it's application is so universal that it applies to all Ages(specially babies and Old), social classes, cultures etc..
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- Heisenberg
- 23-07-20
Re-imagine your sleep.
A very important book of our times where a general neglect of sleep is prevalent.
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- Vinod
- 26-02-21
Truth about sleep!
Very interesting and data driven facts regarding importance of sleep. Quite an eye opener!
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- Sarvesh
- 20-09-20
A must read
If half the facts and figures in this book are accurate, this book is a must read/listen for everyone regardless of your age, gender, economic background, ethnicity, profession or location. It is mind boggling how little we know or care about something that is literally a requirement for staying alive alongside food and water.
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- Ananth Pullur
- 07-07-20
the single most influential book on health
absolutely loved this book. many may refrain because of the scientific jargon but I'd argue otherwise
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- iswaryarajan
- 31-10-20
An extraordinary eye-opener!
Brilliant work by the author to bring out the life changing perspective about sleep.
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- Andrea
- 28-11-20
A MUST READ!!
Valuable information that I wish I knew before entering college. Had no idea at the extent of the effect of sleep on the body.
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- B S Gupta
- 02-12-20
A great audible book on why and how to sleep
Loved the naration and the scientific facts presented in an exciting and well organised
story form.New insights other than well known
Freudian ones on importance of dreams is welcoming.Imortance of introducing flexible timings in Industries based on sleep patterns of the employees, and not to have very early schools for children, are worthy suggestions for consideration by authorities and administrators.Sleeping is the most important gift and natural healer given by mother nature for free,why and how-is beautifully brought out in this book.The author needs to some research on importance of deep meditation for reducing need for 7 to 8 hours of sleep , as demonstrated by many Yogis,would be worthwhile!
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- 07-08-23
Superbly written and scientifically backed
An excellent read/listen and informative content. It could as well help improving health of many by adopting sleep habits. Backed by ample scientific and experimental data and analyses this book ends up very convincing on the topic. Pace, coverage, examples, language and structure of the book all very aptly planned. Caution: it's not a casual read/listen and requires attention for one to grasp the examples and inferences fully.
Great work !
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- Francis Rozario
- 20-11-23
How largely sleep is underestimated!
Our culture glorifies sleeping less. - very costly ignorance!
I am glad I listened to this book which is well written with ample scientific data.
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