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Gorgeously designed B format hardback package makes a charming, unusual gift Perfect for publicity the topic of how to get a good night's sleep is a perennial media favorite and Duff's discussion of the controversial commercialization of sleep, including by big pharma, is sure to generate coverage Unique perspective on sleep combines memoir, psychology, biology, anthropology, history, religion and literature to produce a fascinating, engaging and accessible perspectiveWhat makes us cross the line into slumber? According to Harvard scientists it's our sleep switch' a cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus. For the ancient Greeks it was the god Hypnos, caressing you with his wings. For the Blackfeet Indians, a butterfly. Why do we sleep? What happens in our brains when we sleep? Why are sleep patterns in modern Western industrialized countries becoming so unhealthy? Is the boundary between sleep and wakefulness as clear cut as we might have supposed? Kat Duff brings insights from the latest in sleep science, the paintings of Salvador Dali, the musings of Michel de Montaigne and wisdom and rituals from around the world to paint an intimate portrait of an activity that we all cherish but know little about.

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Medicine Health Sciences

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Hardcover

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Higher Education Textbooks, Medicine Health Sciences Book is recommended for Students, Teachers, Graduates, Professionals, and all bibliophiles

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