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The Secret Life of Sleep (Record no. 7554)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781780744155
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 612.82
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Duff, Kat
9 (RLIN) 381848
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Secret Life of Sleep
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oneworld Publications;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 03 Apr 2014
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 216 Pages;
Other physical details Hardback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Embark on an exploration of what lies behind our eyelids when we surrender to the secret life of sleep. What makes us cross the line from waking to slumber? According to Harvard scientists it's our 'sleep switch' - a cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus. For the ancient Greeks it was the god Hypnos, caressing you with his wings. For the Blackfeet Indians, a butterfly. From the meaning of dreams to the dangers of sleeping pills, Kat Duff brings insights from the latest in sleep science, the paintings of Salvador Dali, the musings of Michel de Montaigne, and rituals from around the world to paint a portrait of an activity that we all cherish but know little about. Why do we sleep? What happens in our brains when we sleep? Why are sleep patterns in Western industrialised countries so unhealthy? Is the boundary between sleep and wakefulness as clear cut as we might have supposed? Tackling the full breadth of what sleep means to us, The Secret Life of Sleep blends cutting-edge research with captivating narrative to explore a hidden world that is both intimate and mysterious.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
9 (RLIN) 381849
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Popular science
9 (RLIN) 381850
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Popular medicine & health
9 (RLIN) 381851
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Karachi Karachi Science 28/07/2016 3 612.82 PKLC007416 19/02/2019 02/01/2019 28/07/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 4
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Lahore Lahore Science 17/05/2016 1 612.82 PKLC011775 27/10/2016 26/10/2016 17/05/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17