Dreamland Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep [Paperback]

A lively overview of recent research into sleep.A thoroughly enjoyable overview of a familiar yet remarkably foreign terrain.The most diverting and consistently fascinating book on the topic ever... but you couldnt find a more charming guide to what we do know thanA page-turner for the science-minded.'Small science' at its best, illuminating aspects of human biology and behavior that have powerful repercussions in our private and social lives.Randalls wit and curiosity make him a comforting guide.An accessible and well-researched guide to a fascinating subject.This fabulous book is likely to address any and all questions you might have about sleep.... Theres plenty of practical information, like how to overcome insomnia without drugs, how to combat snoring, how to encourage young children to get to sleep and, perhaps most useful, how to bet successfully on professional football games: our circadian rhythms favor West Coast teams over East Coast teams on Monday nights. This is one book that will not put you to sleep.Randall emphasizes the too-often neglected common-sense realization that sleep is no void; rather, it is perhaps one-third of the puzzle to living well. The author also notes that sleep is not an undifferentiated continuum; the most restful sleep arrives in five stages of about 90 minutes each. A welcome study of an element of life that is often 'forgotten, overlooked, and postponed.'An engrossing examination of the science behind the little-known world of sleep.