I’m yawning, writing this article. (Has anyone put together a montage of yawns to show to insomniacs?) Most of these books about sleep (and many more) are available to borrow for free from the Internet Archive. *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
The Secret Life of Sleep, by Kat Duff
Published 2014. The subject of sleep is fascinating, and the author of The Secret Life of Sleep knows it and explores all the most tantalizing questions. Borrow • Buy*
Secrets of Sleep, by Alexander Borbély
Alexander Borbély is another author whose excitement for the mysteries and now-arriving answers of sleep comes through to the reader. Borrow • Buy*
Sleep and Dreams, by Andrew T. McPhee
A short, easy-to-read look at sleep and dreams, published 2001. Borrow • Buy*
Why We Sleep: The Functions of Sleep in Humans and Other Mammals, by James Horne
Published in 1988, this is an old but worthwhile book about why we sleep. It’s useful and interesting to look at humans’ sleep in comparison with other mammals’. Borrow
• Buy*
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker
This highly rated book, from 2017, looks at the same question as the above book: “Why do we sleep?” — but 19 years later and from a very different perspective. It is to buy, not available in the Internet Archive. Buy*
Sleep Thieves: An Eye-Opening Exploration Into the Science and Mysteries of Sleep, by Stanley Coren
Thomas Edison thought people wasted too much time sleeping, and that was his big incentive for making the light bulb: keeping us up late so we could get more done. Great job! Borrow • Buy*
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