A Dream Engineer's guide to the science of dreaming and nightmares, and the astonishing impact the dreaming brain has on your waking life
'Fascinating' DAILY MAIL 'Well-written and makes the reader think' RUSSELL FOSTER, TLS 'A real eye-opener' INTELLIGENCE SQUARED A DAILY MAIL BEST HEALTH BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Unlock the mysteries of your sleeping mind with this journey into dreams' DAVID EAGLEMAN Everybody sleeps - but are we unlocking the full potential of our dreaming minds? Sleep is essential. It allows our brains and bodies to repair, rejuvenate and perform critical functions. It also allows us to dream - and dreaming, it turns out, is just as essential. Shining a light onto the deepest corners of our minds, sleep scientist Michelle Carr uncovers the hidden links between dreaming and wellbeing. She reveals how to problem solve in your sleep, why micro-dreaming is essential for creativity and what nightmares are really telling us - along with how to master them. Drawing back the covers on how the nocturnal brain works, this is the essential guide to revolutionise both your sleeping and waking health. 'An accessible and persuasive primer on the incredible and long-overlooked power of nightmares and dreams' ALICE ROBB ***PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE NIGHTMARE OBSCURA IN THE UNITED STATES***
"Fascinating" - Daily Mail
"The real question is not why we sleep, but what biological events occur while we are in a state of slumber ... Carr should be congratulated on this responsible foray into a complex area of psychology. [This] is a well-written book that makes the reader think" - TLS
"In in this eye-opening book, Carr reveals why chronic nightmares can impact mental health and how they could prove the death of you [and] most importantly, how we can harness our slumbers to improve our health" - Sunday Post
"Sleep scientist Carr debuts with a stimulating account of cutting-edge research into dreams ... her detailed and accessible survey of current research will keep readers glued to the page. This is a windfall for those curious about their dreams" - Publishers Weekly
"A real eye-opener [and] fascinating guide to the science of dreaming and nightmares, and the impact the dreaming brain has on our waking life" - Intelligence Squared
"Fascinating... dreams are a beguiling subject, and this book throws up much to contemplate, awake and asleep. It explores questions such as why we dream at all and what is going in our brains while we do and the science of how nightmares arise ... [and] is an informative and sometimes entertaining journey through these questions" - The Critic
"Thrilling... in this enriching book, Carr explores why it is that we dream, what we dream of and how our dreams can turn against us" - Daily Mail