{"product_id":"the-secret-world-of-sleep-9781471176388","title":"The Secret World of Sleep","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*As featured on Steven Bartlett’s \u003ci\u003eDiary of a CEO \u003c\/i\u003epodcast*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For those fascinated by neurology and for fans of\u003ci\u003e The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a powerful exploration of the mind during night time. Here are the mysteries of sleep, explained – from known conditions to the extreme.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘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.' \u003ci\u003eMartha Kearney, BBC Radio 4\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Then there are the extreme cases. The people frightened into paralysis by hallucinations. The woman in a st\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘With my job on Today, I have become obsessed with sleep. \u003ci\u003eThe Secret World of Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003einterweaves bizarre real life stories with \u003cb\u003ecutting edge\u003c\/b\u003e neurological science in the true tradition of \u003cb\u003eOliver Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e. A \u003cb\u003efascinating\u003c\/b\u003e read.’ -- Martha Kearney, BBC Radio 4\u003cbr\u003e'Casebooks of neurological disorders are often strange and wonderful, but \u003cb\u003ethis one is special\u003c\/b\u003e. Guy Leschziner is a consultant neurologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’s who specialises in sleep problems. And his patients experience the most \u003cb\u003eextraordinary things\u003c\/b\u003e…' -- James McConnachie * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eThe Secret World of Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e will not promise to cure your insomnia, but it does make for an \u003cb\u003eentertaining and thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e bedtime read.’ * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Secret World of Sleep \u003c\/i\u003ecombines two of my favourite things – humanity and medical science. Dr Leschziner weaves \u003cb\u003ewonderful stories\u003c\/b\u003e that highlight how sleep disorders affect the lives and health of patients and their families. Along the way we are guided into the \u003cb\u003efantastic science of sleep\u003c\/b\u003e. What a wonderful journey!' -- Meir Kryger MD FRCPC, Professor, Yale University, author of Mystery of Sleep","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739356901719,"sku":"9781471176388","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781471176388.jpg?v=1720052003","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-secret-world-of-sleep-9781471176388","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}