Snooze: The Lost Art of Sleep

by Michael McGirr

Book Overview

In Snooze, McGirr delves into the mysterious world of sleep, including its many benefits, its stubborn elusiveness, and exactly what our brains really get up to while we're in bed. He offers readers a tour through the odd sleep patterns of some of history's greatest minds, including Aristotle, Homer, Shakespeare, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Edison, and more. He looks, too, at the demise of sleep in our increasingly fragmented modern world--and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681774194
• ISBN13: 9781681774190
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"