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by Alice Robb

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A fresh, revelatory foray into the new science of dreams--how they work, what they're for, and how we can reap the benefits of our own nocturnal life

While on a research trip in Peru, science journalist Alice Robb became hooked on lucid dreaming--the uncanny phenomenon in which a sleeping person can realize that they're dreaming and even control the dreamed experience. Finding these forays both puzzling and exhilarating, Robb dug deeper into the science of dreams at an extremely opportune moment: just as researchers began to understand why dreams exist. They aren't just random events; they have clear purposes. They help us learn and even overcome psychic trauma.

Robb draws on fresh and forgotten research, as well as her experience and that of other dream experts, to show why dreams are vital to our emotional and physical health. She explains how we can remember our dreams better--and why we should. She traces the intricate links between dreaming and creativity, and even offers advice on how we can relish the intense adventure of lucid dreaming for ourselves.

Why We Dream is a clear-eyed, cutting-edge examination of the meaning and purpose of our nightly visions and a guide to changing our dream lives--and making our waking lives richer, healthier, and happier.

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  • Title Why We Dream: The Transformative Power of Our Nightly Journey
  • Author Alice Robb
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mariner Books
  • ISBN 9780544931213 / 0544931211
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.02 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.59 cm)
  • Category Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Sleep, Dreams
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2018012320
  • Dewey Decimal Code 612.821

About the author

ALICE ROBB is a columnist for New York's Science of Us. Formerly a staff writer at the New Republic, she has also written for the New Statesman, Foreign Policy, Elle, Vice, the Atlantic, and the Washington Post, among others. She lives in Brooklyn.

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