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How to Sleep Well: The Science of Sleeping Smarter, Living Better and Being Productive Paperback – 27 July 2018

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It has never been more important to sleep well.

Stop sabotaging your own sleep and finally wake up energised and refreshed

How to Sleep Well is a guidebook that can change your sleep and help you live your life more fully. Whether you struggle to fall asleep, sleep too lightly, wake too often or simply cannot wake up, this book can help you get on track to sleeping well and living better. It all starts with the science of sleep: how much you really need, what your body does during sleep and the causes behind many common sleep problems. Next, you’ll identify the things in your life that are disrupting your sleep cycle and learn how to mitigate the impact; whether the pressure of workplace or you simply cannot quiet your own mind, these expert tips and tricks will help you get the sleep you need. Finally, you’ll learn how to support healthy sleep during the waking hours — what works with or against your sleep — and you’ll learn when the problem might be best dealt with by your GP.

Don’t spend another restless night waiting for a bleary, groggy morning and sleepy day. Take control of your sleep tonight!

Learn how sleep — or a lack thereof — affects every aspect of your life
Identify the root causes of your sleep issues and cut them off at the source
Discover the sleep advice that works, and the tips that are just plain daft.

Create a healthy, calming bedtime routine that will help you get the rest you need

Sleep affects everything. Work and school performance, relationships, emotional outlook, your appearance and even your health. Sleeping poorly or not sleeping enough can dramatically impact your quality of life, but most sleep problems can be solved with a bit of self-adjustment. How to Sleep Well puts a sleep expert with over 36 years’ experience at your disposal to help you finally get the restful, restorative sleep you need to live better and be productive.

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Paperback : 248 pages
ISBN-10 : 0857087681
ISBN-13 : 978-0857087683
Dimensions : 13.72 x 1.78 x 21.34 cm
Publisher : Capstone; 1st edition (27 July 2018)
Language: : English

Best Sellers Rank: 64,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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STOP SABOTAGING YOUR OWN SLEEP.

Sleep affects everything; your work or school performance, relationships, emotional wellbeing, appearance and even your health. So how can we change our sleep to help us live our lives more fully?

DON'T SPEND ANOTHER RESTLESS NIGHT. TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR SLEEP – TONIGHT.

Sleeping poorly or not sleeping enough can dramatically impact your quality of life, but most sleep problems can be solved with a bit of self- adjustment. How to Sleep Well puts a sleep expert with over 36 years' experience at your disposal to help you finally get the restful, restorative sleep you need to live better and be more productive.

Learn how sleep — or a lack thereof — affects every aspect of your life.
Identify the root causes of your sleep issues and cut them off at the source.
Discover the sleep advice that works, and the tips that are just plain daft.
Create a healthy, calming bedtime routine that will help you get the rest you need.

Whether you struggle to fall asleep, sleep too lightly, wake too often or simply cannot wake up, this book can help you get on track to sleeping well and living better.

"An informative, sometimes humorous, and concise book that lifts the lid on this holy grail – a very good read and I never dozed off!'"
—DAVID CLEMENTS, Managing Director, FUTURE Designs

"If you want to know the best way to get good sleep, buy this book."
—JENNIFER ADAMS, Author of Sleeping Apart not Falling Apart

"An excellent read. I am now sharing the virtues of sleep with anyone that will listen."
—TRACEY WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer, Aromatherapy Associates

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STOP SABOTAGING YOUR OWN SLEEP.

Sleep affects everything; your work or school performance, relationships, emotional wellbeing, appearance and even your health. So how can we change our sleep to help us live our lives more fully?

DON'T SPEND ANOTHER RESTLESS NIGHT. TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR SLEEP - TONIGHT.

Learn how sleep -- or a lack thereof -- affects every aspect of your life.
Identify the root causes of your sleep issues and cut them off at the source.
Discover the sleep advice that works, and the tips that are just plain daft.
Create a healthy, calming bedtime routine that will help you get the rest you need.

Whether you struggle to fall asleep, sleep too lightly, wake too often or simply cannot wake up, this book can help you get on track to sleeping well and living better.

"An informative, sometimes humorous, and concise book that lifts the lid on this holy grail - a very good read and I never dozed off!'"
--DAVID CLEMENTS, Managing Director, FUTURE Designs

"If you want to know the best way to get good sleep, buy this book."
--JENNIFER ADAMS, Author of Sleeping Apart not Falling Apart

"An excellent read. I am now sharing the virtues of sleep with anyone that will listen."
--TRACEY WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer, Aromatherapy Associates

About the Author

Dr Neil Stanley has been involved in sleep research for more than 35 years. He started his career at the Neurosciences Division of the R.A.F. Institute of Aviation Medicine, then moved to the Human Psychopharmacology Research Unit (HPRU)?at the University of Surrey where, as Director of Sleep Research, he created and ran a 24 bed sleep laboratory designed for clinical trials. His expertise in sleep is based on 35 years of practical experience working alongside some of the best psychopharmacologists, ENT surgeons, psychologists, sociologist, circadian biologists in the sleep field and his 40 peer-reviewed papers on various aspects of sleep research and psychopharmacology, is a reflection of his broad experience in the sleep field.

Dr Stanley is a member of the?European Sleep Research Society; American Academy of Sleep Medicine; British Sleep Society(Chairman 2000-2004, Committee member 1998-2000); European Society of Sleep Technologists. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Assembly of National Sleep societies (2004 to 2009) and through that he is co-author of the Guidelines for Accreditation of Sleep Medicine Centres; Guidelines for Sleep Medicine Education in Europe and Standard Procedures for Adult Sleep Medicine.
In addition to setting up a clinical sleep service at the HPRU, Dr Stanley was also involved in the setting up and development of the clinical sleep service at The London Clinic. He has also worked clinically at ScanSleep, Copenhagen and Lovisenberg Hospital, Oslo.?Dr Stanley?now spends most of his time travelling the UK and abroad lecturing on the benefits of good sleep to healthcare professionals, companies and members of the public. This includes clients and organisations such as Shell, EPC-Groupe, Vispring beds, Perrigo, Pfizer, GE Healthcare, Goldsmiths College of music and drama, The Mindfulness professional, WeSleep, SleepWell Milk, Vispring, Evotec, Sanofi-Aventis, Astellas, Ferring, Lunbeck, BOC, Takeda, Boots, GSK, Passion for Life, Soothsoft, Lightsleeper, John Cotton, Perrigo, Maribo -Medica and ScanSleep.
Dr Stanley is regularly quoted as a sleep expert in the UK and international media, and?has worked with numerous PR companies to provide sleep expertise for product messaging for brands such as:?Department of Transport,?Chessington World of Adventures,?Disney,?Horlicks, Nytol, British Cheese Council, The Sleep Council, Snoreeze,?Crampex, Hillarys Blinds,?Norwich Theatre Royal (Northern Ballet Theatre A Midsummer's night Dream),?H7, Deep Relief and?Furniture Village.

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Donna McInnes

not the best book on sleep

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2018

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Despite the title this is not really a self help book that will help you get a good night's sleep. Instead it seems to be attempting to myth bust in the field of sleep.

The edition I read has several typos (including in the author's website). None of these really change the meaning of anything being said but there are enough typos to make me worry about quality of proof reading and fact checking.

I assume that the target audience is lay people hoping to improve their sleep so the author has gone for a conversational tone and tried to keep the science a bit lighter. This book frequently dismisses research or claims, and provides reason for doing so but without quoting any literature which means, for the purposes of this book, the reasons are unverified. The author seems to think we should simply take his word for it but apparently not extend others the same credit.
I realise that not everyone will want a book filled with scientific references but there are ways to provide this without affecting the read quality.

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Lazy.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2019

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A lazy attempt. Lots of padding. Could have been written in 20 pages not 200. Don't bother with it.

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H Pedder

Little of use, lot of condescension, and barely a reference in sight

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 September 2018

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I expected this book to have a decent amount of science-behind-the sleep and yet more practical techniques and/or research on ways we can proactively improve our quality and/or quantity of sleep. What I found was a c.200 page book (with large-ish font and lots of big paragraphs) that contained lots of opinion with no citations or references to scientific studies; not a great deal of helpful or practical advice to improve sleep (that isn't already pretty common knowledge). In essence, opinionated 'male cow excrement' (to quote one phrase from the book...yep, that's his view of anybody who happens to work long hours or under pressure and sends emails out of hours).

Throughout the book, the author makes brief and vague references to studies, but there are no actual footnotes or references - it just feels so insufficiently evidenced. He throws statistics out left, right and centre but when there's no citation, just reference to 'a recent study', how is the reader to know this isn't something he cooked up having surveyed 10 of his friends?! (I jest...I hope). When he's extolling the importance of sleep, it's such basic and obvious stuff that I felt myself yawning as a result (maybe that was the intention?). But that isn't what irked me most about this book; what knocked it down to 1 star was the arrogant, patronising, and condescending tone of the author - I'm amazed he could fit so much haughtiness into each page. I think it's meant to be a 'humorous' book but the tone completely bypassed me and it felt just like it missed the mark.

Let me share a few examples of ways in which the author manages to make the reader feel belittled:
- "If your sleep problem is caused by lifestyle/environmental issues then you really should not be bothering your GP with it...if the problems are less easy to resolve, because you really will not listen to common sense unless it is delivered by a trained professional..."
- Talking about relaxation therapy: "This is essentially helping people to relax prior to bedtime to help them fall asleep. Now I am not quite certain why you cannot do this yourself and why you need 'training', but it's your life." [As a qualified yoga teacher, I can say with some confidence that people really DO STRUGGLE to relax and having somebody help guide you into a relaxed state is incredibly helpful.]
- "...why is it when people stay in hotels they turn into such inconsiderate people (the offspring of unmarried parents)?" YES, IT REALLY DOES SAY THAT.

There are several instances where the author outright derides (in his words) 'so-called sleep experts' but isn't that what he is, himself? Dr. Neil Stanley is NOT a medical doctor and, whilst that is not to detract from his experience in the sleep field i'm sure, don't be fooled into thinking that this is a medical or particularly scientific self-help book. Sidenote: I'm not sure what his PhD is in, it doesn't say in the introduction listing his credentials.

This book might offer some nuggets of help to some people. It's easily digestible (except for the chunks of condescension lightly dressed in mock-humour). It includes sections on sleep disorders (what they are, but not really much about what causes them or how they could be resolved), treatments for sleep problems (usually dismissively described), and a chapter on 'how to sleep well' which is the most valuable part of the book.

There were probably a handful of points, over a few pages, in this book that I found interesting, valid or helpful - the rest was self-indulgent and largely uncorroborated twaddle.

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Why we need to sleep well and how to achieve it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2018

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If you want a book that informs what sleep is; why we sleep and why sleep is important, that’s easy to read and understand, dispels the myths in a common sense, humorous way whilst explaining the science, then this is the book for you. Dr Stanley’s extensive experience in the sleep arena, through practical knowledge and research has enabled him to be an expert in this subject. He takes the reader through the historical aspects of sleep to present day beliefs, theories and opinions with thought-provoking narrative and anecdotes.
The chapter on sleep disorders and treatments is helpful in identifying issues and when to seek medical and professional advice, but for anyone who is worried about their sleep the sleep hygiene information is a good starting point for self-help.
His view on current brain overload is interesting, especially given the advent of technology in the last 50 years, with the 24-hour society and blue light interference with computer screens and smart phones etc.; it’s no wonder that sleep is such a current topic of discussion with newspaper headlines occurring almost daily. People are happy to forgo sleep, and suffer the consequences rather than get a few early nights. The advent of sleep apps and trackers might help to convince them to sleep more.
The chapters on ‘Why we are not Sleeping’ and ‘How to get your child to sleep’ were particularly interesting and relevant for me as a grandmother. I had never considered that glow-in-the-dark night-lights and mobiles might be scary, how much more reassuring to spend time relaxing and reading to them instead.
I highly recommend this book for its straightforward approach, knowledge and advice.

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Oleks GALKA

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2020

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I enjoyed reading to this book.
There were many interesting things that I did not know about sleep.
I wanted to know more on shift work which this book covers this topic really well.
I would like to thank the author for sharing this book to us.

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J. A. Richman

Very opinionated

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2020

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Nothing in this book is explored in depth. It's mainly a list of things the author considers rubbish and worthy of sarcasm. I agreed with most of there points but that doesn't help me sleep well.

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Enigma

I hate non fiction, but was glued to this book. Excellent advice.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2018

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Excellent book! I hate reading non fiction, but this one kept my interest. Have a friend who recently cycled Lands End to John O'Groats, he mentioned that this book was being discussed and recommended amongst many of the riders during ride. This book covers many situations including staying in hotels, but misses discussing situations related to camping. I feel it would be an amusing addition.

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