Sleep Thieves
by Stanley Coren
A psychologist's 1996 tour of sleep deprivation: history, accidents, daylight saving, the costs of a sleepless culture. Readable and still relevant.
Read it if…
you want the case against sleep loss told as stories.
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Skip it if…
you want current science; see Why We Sleep.
Try instead: Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine →
Three things you will actually use
- Sleep loss has a body count.
- Society steals sleep.
- Protect yours.
Do this first
Read the chapter on daylight saving accidents.
Our verdict
A sleepless culture.
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