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A gripping, wide-ranging exploration of secret-keeping – why we do it, why secrets fascinate us and why we confess – as told through the stories and observations of some of the world’s most bizarre and extraordinary characters.
The bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia.
The bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia.
From the bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia.
A gripping investigation into an extraordinary medical phenomenon from the prize-winning author of It’s Not All In Your Head.
A remarkable celebration of Sacks’s varied interests, told with his characteristic compassion and erudition, and in his luminous prose.
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, health and longevity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when it is absent. Compared to the other basic drives in life – eating, drinking and reproducing – the purpose of sleep remained elusive. In this book, Matthew Walker charts 20 years of cutting-edge research, looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom to find the answers that will transform our appreciation of sleep and reverse our neglect.
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