Gerhard Klosch

I had looked forward to learning some handy tips from this book; my spouse snores and sleeping together doesn't always result in a restful night for both of us. Alas, I found little here that I would carry forward.

The book is a translation from the German, and the grammatical errors scattered throughout are distracting. But that is a minor issue.

More distressing is the characterizations of men and women. I suspect this is a translation issue, but I felt this book was not addressed to me.

If one is interested in learning more about why we sleep, this book is interesting. If one has already done reading on that topic, this book will add little to it, while failing to offer little on the subject promised by the title.… (meer)

This book tries to tackle a very common problem among couples and their sleep habits. It does go into the scientific basis of sleep to understand the foundation of sleep and the quandary of the definition of "what is really good sleep". In other words, some define good sleep as how long they sleep versus the quality of sleep and how refreshed they feel in the morning. What is most interesting is the history of how socio-cultural norms have changed over centuries and how sleep differs in various parts of the world. This book concentrates on western society perspectives in general. It does get into boggy details and is redundant at times. The best feature of the book is the bullet point summaries at the end of most chapters offering practical tips for couples to use. Some of the research the authors allude to may surprise regarding the male and female perspective regarding sleeping alone versus together, and how these "norms" are changing over time. If you are a couple complaining about each others sleep, this book can offer some insight and decent pointers.… (meer)

I was nicely surprised by this book. I don't think we actually know a lot about why we need to sleep and certainly haven't explored the details of how sleep is different for all of us.

This book does a great job of hitting the highlights of the authors' research without lingering too long in any one area. I think everyone that takes the time to read this book will come away with new knowledge on sleeping patterns and how these are affected by gender, relationships, nationality and environmental influences.

A well crafted book.… (meer)