'Fascinating' DAILY MAIL 'A real eye-opener' INTELLIGENCE SQUARED ' A masterful
exploration of what truly goes on in the night-time mind and how we can influence it ' GUY
LESCHZINER The science of dreams and nightmares - and their astonishing impact on our waking
lives. Dreams slip away when we wake their remnants jumbled and only half-recalled. Some
leave behind surreal sensations or bursts of creativity. Others leave us shaken. But why do
we dream at all? How do our bodies interface with our brains while we sleep? Why do some dreams
go bad? And how can we harness our sleeping minds to improve our waking lives? Pioneering
researcher in sleep medicine Dr Michelle Carr unlocks the science behind the sleeping body.
Drawing on her expertise in nightmares lucid dreaming and the cutting-edge field of dream
engineering she reveals how we can revolutionise our sleeping - and waking - health. 'An
accessible and persuasive primer on the incredible and long-overlooked power of nightmares and
dreams' ALICE ROBB
