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Sleep

A Very Short Introduction

de Steven W. Lockley, Russell G. Foster ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Why do we need sleep? How much sleep is enough? What is sleep? What happens when we don't get enough? We spend about a third of our lives asleep - it plays a crucial role in our health and wellbeing. References to sleep abound in literature and art, and sleep has been recognized as fundamental to the human condition for thousands of years. Over the past century, our knowledge of how sleep occurs, ... Leer más

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Why do we need sleep? How much sleep is enough? What is sleep? What happens when we don't get enough? We spend about a third of our lives asleep - it plays a crucial role in our health and wellbeing. References to sleep abound in literature and art, and sleep has been recognized as fundamental to the human condition for thousands of years. Over the past century, our knowledge of how sleep occurs,
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Sleep, Health, and Society

From Aetiology to Public Health

Edición de Francesco P. Cappuccio, Michelle A. Miller, Steven W. Lockley, Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam ...

Sleep disturbances and sleep deprivation are increasingly common in modern society. Epidemiological methods of investigation have shown that sleep deprivation is associated with a variety of chronic conditions and health outcomes. Sleep medicine is a rapidly growing field of clinical research, affecting people across their lifespan. Relevant to a wide range of specialities including respiratory ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

Sleep disturbances and sleep deprivation are increasingly common in modern society. Epidemiological methods of investigation have shown that sleep deprivation is associated with a variety of chronic conditions and health outcomes. Sleep medicine is a rapidly growing field of clinical research, affecting people across their lifespan. Relevant to a wide range of specialities including respiratory
... Leer más
Slaap

de Russell Foster, Steven W. Lockley, Russel G. Foster ...

Series Libro 31 - Elementaire Deeltjes
We besteden ongeveer een derde van ons leven aan slapen. Wat is slaap? Waarom hebben we het nodig? Wat gebeurt er als we niet genoeg slaap krijgen? In dit 'Elementaire Deeltje' geven Steven W. Lockley en Russel G. Foster hierop antwoord. Ook gaan ze in op de invloed van zwangerschap, leeftijd en ziektes en allerlei andere omstandigheden die de slaap beïnvloeden. Dit is bepaald geen boekje om bij ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

We besteden ongeveer een derde van ons leven aan slapen. Wat is slaap? Waarom hebben we het nodig? Wat gebeurt er als we niet genoeg slaap krijgen? In dit 'Elementaire Deeltje' geven Steven W. Lockley en Russel G. Foster hierop antwoord. Ook gaan ze in op de invloed van zwangerschap, leeftijd en ziektes en allerlei andere omstandigheden die de slaap beïnvloeden. Dit is bepaald geen boekje om bij
... Leer más
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Sleep

A Very Short Introduction

de Steven W. Lockley, Russell G. Foster ...

Narrado por Bob Souer ...

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4 hora 23 minutos

Why do we need sleep? What is sleep? What happens when we don't get enough? This Very Short Introduction addresses the biological and psychological aspects of sleep, providing a basic understanding of what sleep is and how it is measured, a look at sleep through the human lifespan, and the causes and consequences of major sleep disorders. The book describes dramatic breakthroughs in our knowledge ... Leer más

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Why do we need sleep? What is sleep? What happens when we don't get enough? This Very Short Introduction addresses the biological and psychological aspects of sleep, providing a basic understanding of what sleep is and how it is measured, a look at sleep through the human lifespan, and the causes and consequences of major sleep disorders. The book describes dramatic breakthroughs in our knowledge
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook

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Dreaming

A Very Short Introduction

de J. Allan Hobson ...

Narrado por Sean Crisden ...

Completo

4 hora 22 minutos

What is dreaming, and what causes it? Why are dreams so strange and why are they so hard to remember? Replacing dream mystique with modern dream science, J. Allan Hobson provides a new and increasingly complete picture of how dreaming is created by the brain. Focusing on dreaming to explain the mechanisms of sleep, this book explores how the new science of dreaming is affecting theories in ... Leer más

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What is dreaming, and what causes it? Why are dreams so strange and why are they so hard to remember? Replacing dream mystique with modern dream science, J. Allan Hobson provides a new and increasingly complete picture of how dreaming is created by the brain. Focusing on dreaming to explain the mechanisms of sleep, this book explores how the new science of dreaming is affecting theories in
... Leer más

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Agnosticism

A Very Short Introduction

de Robin Le Poidevin ...

Narrado por Mike Cooper ...

Completo

3 hora 28 minutos

What is agnosticism? Is it just the 'don't know' position on God, or is there more to it than this? Is it a belief, or merely the absence of belief? Who were the first to call themselves 'agnostics'?These are just some of the questions that Robin Le Poidevin considers in this Very Short Introduction. He sets the philosophical case for agnosticism and explores it as a historical and cultural ... Leer más

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What is agnosticism? Is it just the 'don't know' position on God, or is there more to it than this? Is it a belief, or merely the absence of belief? Who were the first to call themselves 'agnostics'?These are just some of the questions that Robin Le Poidevin considers in this Very Short Introduction. He sets the philosophical case for agnosticism and explores it as a historical and cultural
... Leer más

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Psychology

A Very Short Introduction

de Gillian Butler, Freda McManus ...

Narrado por Kim Niemi ...

Completo

5 hora 7 minutos

Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their approach? ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

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Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their approach?
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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Memory

A Very Short Introduction

de Jonathan K. Foster ...

Narrado por Elisabeth Rodgers ...

Completo

4 hora 32 minutos

Memories are an integral part of being human. They haunt us, we cherish them, and in our lives we collect more of them with each new experience. Without memory, you would not be able to maintain a relationship, drive your car, talk to your children, read a poem, watch television, or do much of anything at all.Memory: A Very Short Introduction explores the fascinating intricacies of human memory. ... Leer más

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Memories are an integral part of being human. They haunt us, we cherish them, and in our lives we collect more of them with each new experience. Without memory, you would not be able to maintain a relationship, drive your car, talk to your children, read a poem, watch television, or do much of anything at all.Memory: A Very Short Introduction explores the fascinating intricacies of human memory.
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The Koran

A Very Short Introduction

de Michael Cook ...

Completo

5 hora 5 minutos

The Koran has constituted a remarkably resilient core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in that of traditional Islam. He gives vivid accounts of its role in Muslim civilization, illustrates the ... Leer más

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The Koran has constituted a remarkably resilient core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in that of traditional Islam. He gives vivid accounts of its role in Muslim civilization, illustrates the
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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Plato

A Very Short Introduction

de Julia Annas ...

Completo

2 hora 56 minutos

This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the listener into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways, rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system. It includes a brief account of Plato's life and ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

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This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the listener into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways, rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system. It includes a brief account of Plato's life and
... Leer más

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Wittgenstein

A Very Short Introduction

de A. C. Grayling ...

Completo

5 hora 44 minutos

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A. C. Grayling makes Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general listener by explaining the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences ... Leer más

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Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A. C. Grayling makes Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general listener by explaining the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences
... Leer más

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Christianity

A Very Short Introduction

de Linda Woodhead ...

Narrado por Jennifer Van Dyck ...

Completo

4 hora 35 minutos

Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and tracing its course over two millennia, Linda Woodhead provides a fresh, lively, and candid portrait of Christianity's past and present. Addressing topics including the competition for power between different forms of Christianity, the churches' use of power, and its struggles with modernity, this new edition includes up to ... Leer más

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Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and tracing its course over two millennia, Linda Woodhead provides a fresh, lively, and candid portrait of Christianity's past and present. Addressing topics including the competition for power between different forms of Christianity, the churches' use of power, and its struggles with modernity, this new edition includes up to
... Leer más

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