Almost a third of your whole life is spent asleep. Night School uncovers the scientific truth about the sleeping brain - and gives powerful tips on how those hours of apparently dead time in the dark can transform your waking life. Based on exciting new peer-reviewed research, mass-participation experiments and the worlds largest archive of dream reports, Night School wi Almost a third of your whole life is spent asleep. Night School uncovers the scientific truth about the sleeping brain - and gives powerful tips on how those hours of apparently dead time in the dark can transform your waking life. Based on exciting new peer-reviewed research, mass-participation experiments and the worlds largest archive of dream reports, Night School will teach you how to: Learn information and solve problems while you sleep * Find out why nightmares can be good for you , and what your dreams really mean * Unlock the creative power of the six-minute nap * Banish jet-lag, night terrors and snoring * Discover the secrets of the super sleepers - and get the best nights sleep of your life Studies show that even a small lack of sleep can have a detrimental effect on our health, lifespan and happiness. Professor Richard Wisemans authoritative, entertaining new book introduces the powerful new science of sleep - and gives us back the missing third of our days. Welcome to Night School.