{"product_id":"why-we-sleep-mathew-walker","title":"Why We sleep - Mathew Walker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBrought to you by Penguin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe number one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebest seller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTLS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEvening Standard\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooks of the Year 2017.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenguin presents the audiobook edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhy We Sleep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Matthew Walker, read by John Sackville.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes a bonus PDF of graphs and diagrams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleep 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhy We Sleep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51189922103569,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5821\/2625\/files\/download_f0365f85-a0f3-481f-97b5-0d05c11ec418.jpg?v=1740511050","url":"https:\/\/www.shelvesbooks.com\/en\/products\/why-we-sleep-mathew-walker","provider":"Shelves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}