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The Mysteries of Sleep
From blue light to pink noise, Da Vinci to Feng Shui, hunter-gatherers to NASA, The Mysteries of Sleep is an endlessly fascinating grab bag of knowledge about the third of your life you spend with your head on a pillow. A lighthearted tour of the science, history, legends, and oddities of slumber, The Mysteries of Sleep is filled with magical artwork, memorable explanations, and pointers, tips, and suggestions to help you get the most out of your bedtime hours. Just try not to stay up all night reading it.
207 pages, Hardcover
Published April 1, 2021
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February 28, 2026
My sister bought this for me as a coffee table book, and for that, it is perfect. Visually beautiful with creative and artsy collages to inspire some fun dreams. The book shares many random tidbits about sleep in a lighthearted, whimsical prose, that's great for bedtime reading, but at a surface level. I kept finding myself asking why or wanting more information. It's prompted me to finally borrow Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, which they drew inspiration from, and has been on my To Read list forever.
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