Sleep: A Groundbreaking Guide to the Mysteries, the Problems, and the Solutions

by Carlos H. Schenck

Book Overview

The average adult will spend more than 200,000 hours sleeping in a lifetime, the equivalent of more than 8,000 days. Yet research has only just begun to decode the mysteries behind what really happens... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583333010
• ISBN13: 9781583333013
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Avery
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Very informative on sleep problems

For years I thought I was the only adult with night terrors. I tried to find out information on this topic only to get blank stares and confused looks. Even my doctors were scratching their heads. Then my husband was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea. We had no idea how bad he was until we saw a sleep doctor. We both were hungry for more knowledge about our sleep problems and this book provides it. If you have any sleep problems or have a loved one with sleep issues, get this book..it explains everything in easy to understand language.

Interesting and Helpful

I first found this book at the library and found it so interesting that I bought a copy for myself (which I then lent to my uncle who has sleep issues). Very informative and cutting edge with newer discoveries. This doctor talks about a wide veritity of sleep disorders and solutions.

Fascinating Journey

From the commonplace to the esoteric, from insomnia to sleep sex, night eating binges and sleep terrors, Dr. Schenck guides us through the fascinating panorama of unusual sleep behavior. The book gives ways to recognize and treat troublesome sleep problems, and gives a fascinating glimpse into areas of behavior we never knew existed. Numerous personal stories and relevant literary references make the journey an eye-opening pleasure at all times. The book begs the question: what else do we still not know about human behavior during sleep? I, for one, look forward to any future answers to this question.

Great overview!

This book is an excellent overview of sleep and sleep disorders. It's written in an interesting, readable way and gives great information. Some of the sleep disorders are fascinating -- Schenck goes beyond "the basics." Sleep sex? Who knew? This is a great book for anybody who's having trouble getting the sleep they need.

sleep doctor with lots of info to offer

Heard him on the radio a few weeks ago and was so intrigued on the various sleep studies and disorders. I suffer from chronic insomnia for about three months now and finally picked up this book for a solution. It was easy to digest & offered a lot of different solutions to combat the insomnia. With prescribed medication and a change in behavioral patterns, the nights are getting better. There is also an astonishing amount of information on all kinds of sleep disorders - some I never even knew existed... check it out!