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100	1		_aLeader, Darian. _959194
245	1	0	_aWhy can't we sleep? / _cDarian Leader.
260			_a[London] : _bHamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin Books, _c2019.
300			_a209 pages ; _c18 cm
490	1		_a A Penguin special
500			_aFirst published 2019.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aOne in four adults sleeps badly. Sleeping pill prescriptions have increased dramatically over the last three decades, as have the incidence of sleep clinics. Once considered a natural state, sleep is increasingly an insecure commodity. But is this crisis really so new? Our troubled relationship to sleep - as individuals and as a society - surfaces and resurfaces throughout history, each time telling us something new about collective psychology, social patterns, and the human condition. Here Darian Leader delves into the history and pathology of sleep. From the industrial revolution to blue-light on our phones, he explores the shifting norms and expectations, the interplay of sleep and dreams, the cultural and commercial imperatives underlying this universal human experience.
650		0	_aSleep disorders. _962020
650		0	_aSleep _xHistory. _962021
650		0	_aSleep. _962022
650		0	_aInsomnia _vPopular works. _962023
830		0	_a A Penguin special _962024
852	1		_aAyesha Abed Library _cGeneral Stacks
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