Coren, Stanley.

Sleep thieves : an eye-opening exploration into the science and mysteries of sleep / Stanley Coren. - New York : Free Press, c1996. - xi, 304 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293) and index.

Library Journal Starred Booklist Choice

Discusses the implications of a society that is functioning on too little sleep, citing the Chernobyl and Three Mile Island nuclear accidents, and space shuttle Challenger disaster as examples of what can happen when people are deprived of sleep.

Adult

0684823047

95051549


Sleep--Physiological aspects.
Sleep--Psychological aspects.
Sleep--Physiological aspects.
Sleep--Psychological aspects.

QP425 / .C62 1996

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