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Why Can't We Sleep
by Darian Leader • 2019
Humans once slept in two shifts. The anxiety about perfect sleep is a modern invention.
3.16
422
Why Can't We Sleep Summary
Why Can't We Sleep 91%
Humans once slept in two shifts. The anxiety about perfect sleep is a modern invention.
by Darian Leader 2019
3.16
422 ratings
Mapping the Darkness
by Kenneth Miller • 2023
A grad student watching his son's eyes discovered REM and revealed the brain's hidden third state.
3.89
230
Mapping the Darkness Summary
Mapping the Darkness 91%
A grad student watching his son's eyes discovered REM and revealed the brain's hidden third state.
by Kenneth Miller 2023
3.89
230 ratings
Wild Nights
by Benjamin Reiss • 2017
What you call normal sleep is a 200-year invention, built by factories, colonialism, and the whip.
3.43
203
Wild Nights Summary
Wild Nights 91%
What you call normal sleep is a 200-year invention, built by factories, colonialism, and the whip.
by Benjamin Reiss 2017
3.43
203 ratings
Counting Sheep
by Paul R. Martin • 2002
What happens during the third of your life spent asleep, and the cost of treating it as optional.
3.99
440
Counting Sheep Summary
Counting Sheep 90%
What happens during the third of your life spent asleep, and the cost of treating it as optional.
by Paul R. Martin 2002
3.99
440 ratings
Sleep
by Steven W. Lockley • 2012
Sleep isn't downtime. It's brain maintenance on a timer, and modern life is breaking the clock.
3.65
583
Sleep Summary
Sleep 89%
Sleep isn't downtime. It's brain maintenance on a timer, and modern life is breaking the clock.
by Steven W. Lockley 2012
3.65
583 ratings
How to Sleep Like a Caveman
by Merijn van de Laar • 2025
Fragmented sleep is normal. An evolutionary approach to insomnia that changes how you wake.
3.44
503
How to Sleep Like a Caveman Summary
How to Sleep Like a Caveman 89%
Fragmented sleep is normal. An evolutionary approach to insomnia that changes how you wake.
by Merijn van de Laar 2025
3.44
503 ratings
How to Sleep Well
by Neil Stanley • 2018
The sleep industry is selling you a crisis. The science says you're fine.
2.66
286
How to Sleep Well Summary
How to Sleep Well 89%
The sleep industry is selling you a crisis. The science says you're fine.
by Neil Stanley 2018
2.66
286 ratings
The Nocturnal Brain
by Guy Leschziner • 2019
What sleepwalking, night terrors, and waking paralysis reveal about the sleeping brain.
4.02
4k+
The Nocturnal Brain Summary
The Nocturnal Brain 89%
What sleepwalking, night terrors, and waking paralysis reveal about the sleeping brain.
by Guy Leschziner 2019
4.02
4k+ ratings
Sleep Smarter
by Shawn Stevenson • 2014
The single biggest lever for your body fat, insulin, and focus isn't food or exercise.
3.98
9k+
Sleep Smarter Summary
Sleep Smarter 89%
The single biggest lever for your body fat, insulin, and focus isn't food or exercise.
by Shawn Stevenson 2014
3.98
9k+ ratings
The Sleep Solution
by W. Chris Winter • 2017
Your insomnia is likely fear disguised as sleeplessness. Behavioral tools, not pills, are the fix.
4.02
4k+
The Sleep Solution Summary
The Sleep Solution 89%
Your insomnia is likely fear disguised as sleeplessness. Behavioral tools, not pills, are the fix.
by W. Chris Winter 2017
4.02
4k+ ratings
NEW-Why We Sleep
by Walker and Matthew • 2018
Six hours of sleep makes your brain act drunk, and the damage is cumulative and invisible.
4.38
21
NEW-Why We Sleep Summary
NEW-Why We Sleep 89%
Six hours of sleep makes your brain act drunk, and the damage is cumulative and invisible.
by Walker and Matthew 2018
4.38
21 ratings
Why We Sleep
by Matthew Walker • 2017
Nineteen hours awake equals legal drunkenness. What sleep does, and what its loss costs us.
4.37
230k+
Why We Sleep Summary
Why We Sleep 88%
Nineteen hours awake equals legal drunkenness. What sleep does, and what its loss costs us.
by Matthew Walker 2017
4.37
230k+ ratings
Sleep
by Nick Littlehales • 2016
Recovery doesn't stop at sunrise: work in 90-minute rhythms, naps, and a cooler room.
3.82
3k+
Sleep Summary
Sleep 88%
Recovery doesn't stop at sunrise: work in 90-minute rhythms, naps, and a cooler room.
by Nick Littlehales 2016
3.82
3k+ ratings
The Sleep Revolution
by Arianna Huffington • 2016
We traded sleep for productivity and got neither. The science finally explains why.
3.44
8k+
The Sleep Revolution Summary
The Sleep Revolution 88%
We traded sleep for productivity and got neither. The science finally explains why.
by Arianna Huffington 2016
3.44
8k+ ratings
Sleep Groove
by Olivia Walch • 2025
Your brain runs on a clock, not a stopwatch. When you sleep matters more than hours.
3.78
76
Sleep Groove Summary
Sleep Groove 88%
Your brain runs on a clock, not a stopwatch. When you sleep matters more than hours.
by Olivia Walch 2025
3.78
76 ratings
Take a Nap! Change Your Life.
by Mark Ehrman • 2006
NASA says a 20-minute nap boosts alertness 100%. The science of designing the perfect one.
3.74
420
Take a Nap! Change Your Life. Summary
Take a Nap! Change Your Life. 88%
NASA says a 20-minute nap boosts alertness 100%. The science of designing the perfect one.
by Mark Ehrman 2006
3.74
420 ratings
The Sleep Fix
by Diane Macedo • 2021
Fix sleep by diagnosing it first: less bed time, zero nightcaps, and other counterintuitive wins.
3.80
942
The Sleep Fix Summary
The Sleep Fix 88%
Fix sleep by diagnosing it first: less bed time, zero nightcaps, and other counterintuitive wins.
by Diane Macedo 2021
3.80
942 ratings
Nightmare Obscura
by Michelle Carr • 2025
A dream engineer reveals why nightmares are real to your brain, and how to hack them.
3.67
573
Nightmare Obscura Summary
Nightmare Obscura 88%
A dream engineer reveals why nightmares are real to your brain, and how to hack them.
by Michelle Carr 2025
3.67
573 ratings
Life Time
by Russell Foster • 2022
A body clock runs everything from fat burning to immune defense. Modern life is its enemy.
3.97
1k+
Life Time Summary
Life Time 88%
A body clock runs everything from fat burning to immune defense. Modern life is its enemy.
by Russell Foster 2022
3.97
1k+ ratings
Sleep Reimagined
by Pedram Navab FAASM • 2022
Your bed has become a battleground. Reclaim it by sleeping less, not more.
3.71
207
Sleep Reimagined Summary
Sleep Reimagined 88%
Your bed has become a battleground. Reclaim it by sleeping less, not more.
by Pedram Navab FAASM 2022
3.71
207 ratings
Hello Sleep
by Jade Wu • 2023
Why sleep effort backfires: a psychologist's behavioral toolkit for ending insomnia without pills.
4.15
811
Hello Sleep Summary
Hello Sleep 88%
Why sleep effort backfires: a psychologist's behavioral toolkit for ending insomnia without pills.
by Jade Wu 2023
4.15
811 ratings
How Babies Sleep
by Sofia Axelrod • 2020
Red light at night, bright light by day: how your baby's internal clock holds the key to sleep.
3.47
474
How Babies Sleep Summary
How Babies Sleep 88%
Red light at night, bright light by day: how your baby's internal clock holds the key to sleep.
by Sofia Axelrod 2020
3.47
474 ratings
The Everything Get Your Baby To Sleep Book
by Cynthia MacGregor • 2005
From drowsy to deep sleep: age-by-age rules for naps, nights, and everything that breaks them.
2.38
13
The Everything Get Your Baby To Sleep Book Summary
The Everything Get Your Baby To Sleep Book 88%
From drowsy to deep sleep: age-by-age rules for naps, nights, and everything that breaks them.
by Cynthia MacGregor 2005
2.38
13 ratings
No-Cry Sleep Solutions for Babies through Preschoolers
by Elizabeth Pantley • 2011
Help your child sleep through the night without crying it out, from newborn to preschool.
3.78
40
No-Cry Sleep Solutions for Babies through Preschoolers Summary
No-Cry Sleep Solutions for Babies through Preschoolers 88%
Help your child sleep through the night without crying it out, from newborn to preschool.
by Elizabeth Pantley 2011
3.78
40 ratings
Say Goodnight to Insomnia
by Gregg D. Jacobs • 1999
Stop trying to sleep, and sleep arrives. The cognitive-behavioral program behind that paradox.
3.82
1k+
Say Goodnight to Insomnia Summary
Say Goodnight to Insomnia 87%
Stop trying to sleep, and sleep arrives. The cognitive-behavioral program behind that paradox.
by Gregg D. Jacobs 1999
3.82
1k+ ratings
Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams
by André Tridon • 2013
Dreams, even nightmares, are wishes you cannot admit. Decode them and insomnia dissolves.
2.00
2
Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams Summary
Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams 87%
Dreams, even nightmares, are wishes you cannot admit. Decode them and insomnia dissolves.
by André Tridon 2013
2.00
2 ratings
Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition
by Jodi A. Mindell • 1997
Most infant sleep problems are learned behaviors. The right routine solves them in under two weeks.
3.70
865
Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition Summary
Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition 87%
Most infant sleep problems are learned behaviors. The right routine solves them in under two weeks.
by Jodi A. Mindell 1997
3.70
865 ratings
The Secret History of Dreaming
by Robert Moss • 2008
Dreams built civilizations, sparked science, and shaped religions. The West forgot their power.
3.98
263
The Secret History of Dreaming Summary
The Secret History of Dreaming 87%
Dreams built civilizations, sparked science, and shaped religions. The West forgot their power.
by Robert Moss 2008
3.98
263 ratings
Set it & Forget it
by Daniel Erichsen • 2020
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
4.39
352
Set it & Forget it Summary
Set it & Forget it 87%
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
by Daniel Erichsen 2020
4.39
352 ratings
The Lessons of History
by Will Durant • 1968
What forty centuries of history reveal: cycles, geography's grip, and the unchanging human drives.
4.05
21k+
The Lessons of History Summary
The Lessons of History 87%
What forty centuries of history reveal: cycles, geography's grip, and the unchanging human drives.
by Will Durant 1968
4.05
21k+ ratings
Generation Sleepless
by Heather Turgeon MFT • 2022
Five percent of seniors sleep enough. Biology, not laziness, is the culprit. The no-nagging fix.
4.05
170
Generation Sleepless Summary
Generation Sleepless 87%
Five percent of seniors sleep enough. Biology, not laziness, is the culprit. The no-nagging fix.
by Heather Turgeon MFT 2022
4.05
170 ratings
A Study of History, Abridgement of Vols 1-6
by Arnold Joseph Toynbee • 1987
History's pattern: empires die, and their true heirs are the churches they tried to crush.
4.11
543
A Study of History, Abridgement of Vols 1-6 Summary
A Study of History, Abridgement of Vols 1-6 87%
History's pattern: empires die, and their true heirs are the churches they tried to crush.
by Arnold Joseph Toynbee 1987
4.11
543 ratings
A Short History of the World
by H.G. Wells • 1922
Human history is the final page of a two-billion-year story we are only beginning to read.
3.86
3k+
A Short History of the World Summary
A Short History of the World 87%
Human history is the final page of a two-billion-year story we are only beginning to read.
by H.G. Wells 1922
3.86
3k+ ratings
Sleep Better, Baby
by Cat Cubie • 2022
Better baby sleep without cry-it-out: consistent routines, dark rooms, and listening before you act.
3.74
38
Sleep Better, Baby Summary
Sleep Better, Baby 87%
Better baby sleep without cry-it-out: consistent routines, dark rooms, and listening before you act.
by Cat Cubie 2022
3.74
38 ratings
Story of Civilization
by Will Durant • 1975
Civilization rests on four fragile foundations; remove one, and the whole structure collapses.
4.43
2k+
Story of Civilization Summary
Story of Civilization 87%
Civilization rests on four fragile foundations; remove one, and the whole structure collapses.
by Will Durant 1975
4.43
2k+ ratings
A Study of History, abridged
by Arnold Joseph Toynbee • 1957
History's real units are civilizations, not nations. Their collapses conceal a spiritual purpose.
4.10
224
A Study of History, abridged Summary
A Study of History, abridged 87%
History's real units are civilizations, not nations. Their collapses conceal a spiritual purpose.
by Arnold Joseph Toynbee 1957
4.10
224 ratings
The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan
by Alison Scott-Wright • 2010
Twelve-hour nights by eight weeks through daytime feeding rhythms and brief, calm night check-ins.
3.64
241
The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan Summary
The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan 87%
Twelve-hour nights by eight weeks through daytime feeding rhythms and brief, calm night check-ins.
by Alison Scott-Wright 2010
3.64
241 ratings
Baby Sleep Book
by William Sears • 2005
Your newborn wakes hourly for a reason; a sleep guide that works with biology, not against it.
3.82
914
Baby Sleep Book Summary
Baby Sleep Book 87%
Your newborn wakes hourly for a reason; a sleep guide that works with biology, not against it.
by William Sears 2005
3.82
914 ratings
A Little History of the World
by E.H. Gombrich • 1936
The whole human story, from cave paintings to the Cold War, in one short, elegant book.
4.10
32k+
A Little History of the World Summary
A Little History of the World 87%
The whole human story, from cave paintings to the Cold War, in one short, elegant book.
by E.H. Gombrich 1936
4.10
32k+ ratings
The Effortless Sleep Method
by Sasha Stephens • 2011
Your thoughts keep you awake, not your body. Rewire them and sleep returns.
3.85
530
The Effortless Sleep Method Summary
The Effortless Sleep Method 87%
Your thoughts keep you awake, not your body. Rewire them and sleep returns.
by Sasha Stephens 2011
3.85
530 ratings
The Natural Baby Sleep Solution
by Polly Moore • 2016
The 90-minute rhythm inside your baby: how to time naps for longer stretches and calmer nights.
3.95
432
The Natural Baby Sleep Solution Summary
The Natural Baby Sleep Solution 87%
The 90-minute rhythm inside your baby: how to time naps for longer stretches and calmer nights.
by Polly Moore 2016
3.95
432 ratings
Rest
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang • 2016
Overwork kills creativity, and the evidence for the four-hour workday is hiding in plain sight.
3.79
6k+
Rest Summary
Rest 87%
Overwork kills creativity, and the evidence for the four-hour workday is hiding in plain sight.
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang 2016
3.79
6k+ ratings
The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution
by Gina Ford • 2018
Baby sleep in seven days: gentle plans for the first year, no controlled crying needed.
The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution Summary
The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution 87%
Baby sleep in seven days: gentle plans for the first year, no controlled crying needed.
by Gina Ford 2018
A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby
by James J. McKenna • 2012
A researcher's safety checklist that makes sharing a bed with your baby safer than a crib.
4.00
8
A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby Summary
A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby 87%
A researcher's safety checklist that makes sharing a bed with your baby safer than a crib.
by James J. McKenna 2012
4.00
8 ratings
Women in the Valley of the Kings
by Kathleen Sheppard • 2024
Egyptology's famous men dug up tombs. The women who built the field got erased.
3.50
2k+
Women in the Valley of the Kings Summary
Women in the Valley of the Kings 87%
Egyptology's famous men dug up tombs. The women who built the field got erased.
by Kathleen Sheppard 2024
3.50
2k+ ratings
Dangerous Games
by Margaret MacMillan • 2008
History is never neutral. Nations and leaders weaponize it daily, and the patterns are predictable.
3.64
2k+
Dangerous Games Summary
Dangerous Games 87%
History is never neutral. Nations and leaders weaponize it daily, and the patterns are predictable.
by Margaret MacMillan 2008
3.64
2k+ ratings
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child / Your Fussy Baby
by Marc Weissbluth • 2004
Sleep is a learned skill, not a given: sync soothing to biology, skip the tears.
3.95
311
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child / Your Fussy Baby Summary
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child / Your Fussy Baby 87%
Sleep is a learned skill, not a given: sync soothing to biology, skip the tears.
by Marc Weissbluth 2004
3.95
311 ratings
The Greeks and the Irrational
by E.R. Dodds • 1951
How a culture that invented reason was also governed by divine madness, ritual guilt, and astrology.
4.20
1k+
The Greeks and the Irrational Summary
The Greeks and the Irrational 87%
How a culture that invented reason was also governed by divine madness, ritual guilt, and astrology.
by E.R. Dodds 1951
4.20
1k+ ratings
America Before
by Graham Hancock • 2019
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
4.13
4k+
America Before Summary
America Before 87%
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
by Graham Hancock 2019
4.13
4k+ ratings
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
by George Washington Williams • 2012
The 1883 history that began in African empires and ended with the Constitution enshrining slavery.
4.03
29
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Summary
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens 87%
The 1883 history that began in African empires and ended with the Constitution enshrining slavery.
by George Washington Williams 2012
4.03
29 ratings
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