Sleep: The Gentle Tyrant
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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What if the most powerful force governing your waking life operates entirely while your eyes are closed? In Sleep: The Gentle Tyrant, renowned sleep researcher Wilse B. Webb presents a masterful and authoritative examination of one of biology's most essential yet misunderstood phenomena — arguing that sleep is not a passive retreat from the world, but a commanding biological imperative that shapes cognition, health, mood, and performance in ways most people never consider. Webb chronicles the science of sleep with remarkable clarity, guiding readers through the architecture of sleep cycles, the consequences of deprivation, individual sleep differences, and the evolutionary roots of our nightly surrender to unconsciousness. Webb, who spent decades as a leading figure in sleep research at the University of Florida, writes with the precision of a scientist and the accessibility of a gifted educator, making complex neurological and psychological concepts approachable without sacrificing depth or rigor. Sleep: The Gentle Tyrant stands as a landmark work in the popular science of sleep — predating the modern wellness conversation around rest by decades — and its insights remain startlingly relevant. Whether you are a curious layperson or a student of behavioral science, this volume will forever alter the way you regard those hours when the lights go out.
Author: Wilse B. Webb
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What if the most powerful force governing your waking life operates entirely while your eyes are closed? In Sleep: The Gentle Tyrant, renowned sleep researcher Wilse B. Webb presents a masterful and authoritative examination of one of biology's most essential yet misunderstood phenomena — arguing that sleep is not a passive retreat from the world, but a commanding biological imperative that shapes cognition, health, mood, and performance in ways most people never consider. Webb chronicles the science of sleep with remarkable clarity, guiding readers through the architecture of sleep cycles, the consequences of deprivation, individual sleep differences, and the evolutionary roots of our nightly surrender to unconsciousness. Webb, who spent decades as a leading figure in sleep research at the University of Florida, writes with the precision of a scientist and the accessibility of a gifted educator, making complex neurological and psychological concepts approachable without sacrificing depth or rigor. Sleep: The Gentle Tyrant stands as a landmark work in the popular science of sleep — predating the modern wellness conversation around rest by decades — and its insights remain startlingly relevant. Whether you are a curious layperson or a student of behavioral science, this volume will forever alter the way you regard those hours when the lights go out.