The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep
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TitleThe Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep
ISBN0440509017
Author(s)William C. Dement
Release Date2000-03-07
FormatPaperback
Num of Pages512
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EAN9780440509011
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4 Star Rating  "A valuable book, but may fall between audiences"2010-01-27
- Reviewed By Irfan A. Alvi from Towson, MD USA
* Abridged audiobook review *

Dr. William Dement was a pioneer in sleep research and has continued to be a leader in the field for over four decades, so this book is about as authoritative as you can get, though of course that still doesn't guarantee that he's right about everything.

The book contains plenty of useful information on a largely neglected topic, and this information can literally change (or save) your life if you act on it, particularly if you're not currently sleeping well. The main lesson is that you absolutely must get enough quality sleep to have a good quality and quantity of life, and to avoid accidents related to sleepiness. This means avoiding accumulation of excessive 'sleep debt', along with getting help from a sleep specialist if you have a significant sleep disorder.

In the audiobook, Dement goes into quite a bit of detail in describing how sleep research findings were arrived at and their corresponding limitations, and I assume that's even more the case in the print book. A benefit of these details is that they'll be helpful to physicians unfamiliar with sleep research, as well as other serious readers who want all the nitty gritty. But a drawback is that the details go far beyond what most people need from a practical standpoint, so I think a much shorter book would have worked better for a general audience, with a focus on telling people what they need to do rather than all the reasons why.

Overall, this is a useful book and I can recommend it, but I'll myself next be looking for a sleep book which is more recent, shorter, and more pragmatic.
 
2 Star Rating  "Flawed"2009-02-01
- Reviewed By An Amazon User
Am I the only one who noticed that his example of jet lag in Ch.4 is completely backwards?? He talks about someone flying from San Francisco to Paris, 9 hours to the east. And this hypothetical person wakes up at 3 a.m. ... which just doesn't happen!! If you're flying EAST you will want to sleep LATER than usual, because last I checked the sun travels from East to West. ?!?!

Also, being a scientist.... this book is extremely disappointing in its lack of charts and graphs. I know, it's a popular book, but there are some glaring omissions that make his whole argument not hold water.

ALSO, granted, I haven't read the whole book, but his "obvious" statement that the more sleep deprived you are, the faster you fall asleep?!? I'm sure he's got data for that... but how many people were involved in the study?! Because it *always* takes me at least half an hour to fall asleep. Last night I slept for 12 hours, because I was massively sleep deprived. And I was still tossing and turning for 30 minutes.... I KNOW for a FACT that some people just take a long time to settle down. So I'm starting to suspect that this guy isn't even much of a scientist at all....
 
5 Star Rating  "A wakeup call to the importance of sleep"2008-12-13
- Reviewed By Deb from Palo Alto, CA
Dr. Dement has certainly written "the" book on sleep science! A comprehensive survey of the fundamentals of sleep, sleep disorders, the function of sleep, and the principles of healthy sleep, this book serves as the ultimate source for sleep-related information. Central to his book is how the interplay and of sleep debt, circadian rhythms, the biological clock, and environmental arousals contributes to the efficiency of our sleep. The plethora of information in this book accomplishes Dr. Dement's goal of giving people "the fundamental knowledge they need to change the way they sleep and live." As he so nicely summarizes in his introduction: "We are not healthy unless our sleep is healthy, and we cannot make our sleep healthy unless we become thoroughly aware of both its peril and promise." _The Promise of Sleep_ serves as valuable resource for learning how to sleep deeply and live fully!
 
3 Star Rating  "No Sleep"2008-12-06
- Reviewed By Michael Hendricks from League City, TX
If you only recently began having sleep problems, this book The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep may be helpful. It has very practical, common sense advice. If you're a veteran at sleep deprivation, you probably already know most of the content. Especially if you've seen a doctor for this problem.
 
4 Star Rating  "Great Read!"2008-09-16
- Reviewed By An Amazon User
This is an AMAZING book. Very interesting and informative. I had to buy this book for a sleep class, and I liked the book so much I read the book faster than we were assigned to. I got the book quickly, and it was in really good condition.
 
5 Star Rating  "The Promise of Sleep"2008-06-27
- Reviewed By An Amazon User
This is a great book. I have purchased 4 copies for my siblings and my father. I have also recommended it to many friends. The book is particularly important to people with sleep problems, but is also invaluable general knowledge for all people. It is easy to read, very informative, and also entertaining. In fact, I am just finishing the last chapter, and I am planning to immediately start re-reading it. It is full of lots of great information.
 
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