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This is the WWZ Book Club.
I'm Jordan Rich. Over the years I've

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interviewed several authors have written books about
sleep. One of the better ones is

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by Matthew Walker from twenty seventeen called
Why We Sleep, Unlocking the Power of

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Sleep and Dreams. The author is
the director of the Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab

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at the University of California, and
with years of research under his belt,

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Walker explains what sleep actually is and
what it isn't, how and why certain

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animals sleep the way they do,
and how patterns of sleep change as we

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age. There's the many obvious benefits
of sleep and how it affects us both

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mentally and physically. A better night's
sleep means better health and longer life.

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The third section of this book is
all about dreaming, the creative energy that

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dreams bring, what it really means
to have a lucid dream, and the

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very latest in technology that should allow
us to get to sleep faster and stay

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asleep, technology that does not involve
sleeping pills. Why We Sleep, Unlocking

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the Power of Sleep and Dreams by
Matthew Walker. The Book Club WWEZ,

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