Counting Sheep: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and DreamsDoes the early bird really catch the worm, or end up healthy, wealthy, and wise? Can some people really exist on just a few hours' sleep a night? Does everybody dream? Do fish dream? How did people cope before alarm clocks and caffeine? And is anybody getting enough sleep? |
Contents
Sleepiness | |
The Golden Chain | |
The Shapes of Sleep | |
Morpheus Undressed | |
Strange Tales of Erections and Yawning | |
Friends and Enemies of Sleep | |
The Reason of Sleep | |
Bad Sleepers | |
Dark Night | |
Nightmares night terrors sleep paralysis and the Old | |
Midnight feasting | |
Troubled minds | |
Pickwickian Problems | |
PLEASURES | |