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Book Synopsis*As featured on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO podcast*
For those fascinated by neurology and for fans of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat comes a powerful exploration of the mind during night time. Here are the mysteries of sleep, explained – from known conditions to the extreme. ‘The Secret World of Sleep interweaves bizarre real life stories with cutting edge neurological science in the true tradition of Oliver Sacks. A fascinating read.' Martha Kearney, BBC Radio 4 World-renowned neurologist and sleep expert, Doctor Guy Leschziner, takes you through various sleep conditions and how they arise and affect people. Insomnia, narcolepsy, night terrors and apnoea are just some of the conditions afflicting those struggling with sleep.
Then there are the extreme cases. The people frightened into paralysis by hallucinations. The woman in a st
Trade Review‘With my job on Today, I have become obsessed with sleep.
The Secret World of Sleep interweaves bizarre real life stories with
cutting edge neurological science in the true tradition of
Oliver Sacks. A
fascinating read.’ -- Martha Kearney, BBC Radio 4
'Casebooks of neurological disorders are often strange and wonderful, but
this one is special. Guy Leschziner is a consultant neurologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’s who specialises in sleep problems. And his patients experience the most
extraordinary things…' -- James McConnachie * Sunday Times *
‘
The Secret World of Sleep will not promise to cure your insomnia, but it does make for an
entertaining and thought-provoking bedtime read.’ * Guardian *
'
The Secret World of Sleep combines two of my favourite things – humanity and medical science. Dr Leschziner weaves
wonderful stories that highlight how sleep disorders affect the lives and health of patients and their families. Along the way we are guided into the
fantastic science of sleep. What a wonderful journey!' -- Meir Kryger MD FRCPC, Professor, Yale University, author of Mystery of Sleep
