Sleep 101: The Beginner's Guide to Unraveling the Mysteries of Life's Forgotten Third

by Daniel Erichsen

What is the function of sleep? Why does the northern fur seal sleep with only half of the brain? Is it safer to be asleep or awake? For the first time, the inside story of one of life's most mysterious and unexplored phenomenons. Written by a fellowship trained sleep medicine physician, Sleep 101 is at once a guide to hitherto uncharted biological territory, and a much needed tool for those seeking to improve their sleep.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Science

141 pages, Paperback

First published January 10, 2012

About the author

Daniel Erichsen is a graduate of the University of Chicago Sleep Medicine program and is currently faculty at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Jonathan-David Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was interesting but I feel that the subtitle "The Beginner's Guide to Unraveling The Mysteries of Life's Forgotten Third" is misleading; I didn't feel like it was a guide to anything, although it did have some light help for people suffering from insomnia, depression, or sleep apnea.

What I most enjoyed about the book is that there are a lot of things about sleep we know are true, but we don't know why, and the author gives us the answer. For example, we don't often remember dreams, but why? We feel tired in the afternoon and at the end of the day, but why? Caffeine makes us feel less tired, but why? The answers to those questions, and more, are in the book. I feel like I understand sleep more after having read this.

[Amy (DemonKittie) · Rating 4 out of 5]

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