(retrieved from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-books/2020/01/23/forbes-all-star-book-club-john-doerr-reviews-why-we-sleep/)
I'm still recovering from a mental shock, it is the least scientifically reliable I have ever read. Very disappointing and I will tell you why.
First of all, I heard so much about this book, and I could not stay away from it and to see what is so uncertain in this story written by a professor from a prestigious university of Berkeley.
"Why we sleep" got trendy and spread out all over the world! BUT! It does not mean that the book was so outstanding, whether the PR and marketing people know their job very well.
The first chapter gave me a suspicious sense at the first glance. It was missing the references they should "rely on" by making solid statements like the correlation between sleep and chance to get cancer.Although, I could follow few footnotes cited the World Health Organization (WHO:https://www.who.int/) they provided to support their arguments. These links were either not accessible or possessed a different content. What a bloody surprise!
For your information, this book was presented as a reliable scientific resource. If it was a movie, it would deserve a Golden Raspberry Awards. Congratulations you suck!
By the way the picture we used in our review was taken from the post on Forbes (link mentioned above) and I am wondering whether guys you check who you promote.
With this book, I want to show to readers that, unfortunately, not all books that calling themselves "reliable" are RELIABLE at all. We should be very careful with the information and resources that are available today. Before taking anything as the truth and apply it I would rather go to doctors and professors (not only one) to build up based on facts assumptions. Take care and read books carefully.
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