Dreamland Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep

Name: Dreamland Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep
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ISBN: 9780393345865

ISBN-10: 0393345866

ISBN-13: 9780393345865

Edition: 2013

Authors: David K. Randall

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Like many of us, journalist David K. Randall never gave sleepmuch thought. That is, until he began sleepwalking. One midnight crash into ahallway wall sent him on an investigation into the strange science of sleep.In Dreamland, Randall explores theresearch that is investigating those dark hours that make up nearly a third ofour lives. Taking readers from military battlefields to children’s bedrooms, Dreamland shows that sleep isn't as simple as it seems.Why did the results of one sleep study change the bookmakers’ odds for certainMonday Night Football games? Do women sleep differently than men? And if youhappen to kill someone while you are sleepwalking, does that count as murder?This book…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.44" wide x 8.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

David K. Randall is a senior reporter at Reuters and has also written for the New York Times, Forbes, and New York. He is an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University and lives in Brooklyn, New York.




I Know What You Did Last Night



Light My Fire



Between the Sheets



And Baby Makes Three



What Dreams May Come



Sleep on It



The Weapon "Z"



Bumps in the Night



Game Time



Breathe Easy



Counting Sheep



Mr. Sandman



Good Night


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