The Woman Who Couldn't Wake Up

W. Chris Winter, author of The Rested Child and The Sleep Solution:
When it comes to sleep in our culture, we focus almost entirely on individuals who 'can't sleep'... a malady that by most accounts borders on the scientifically impossible. We share endless tips and tricks for falling asleep fast, staying asleep, and pray that one will work its magic and allow us to fall asleep quickly and stay asleep like those that we look upon as "good sleepers." But is our view of what constitutes a great sleeper and a troubled sleeper skewed? Is this the wish we want the genie to grant? In The Woman Who Couldn't Wake Up, readers get a profile of the other side of sleep medicine that is seldom discussed—excessive sleepiness, and how it is the truly sinister force when it comes to sleep medicine. Quinn Eastman takes you inside this murky world of misdiagnoses, misperceptions, and potentially life-changing experimental therapies.

Guy Leschziner, author of The Man Who Tasted Words and The Nocturnal Brain:
Eastman takes us on a fascinating journey through the hinterland of sleep and its disorders. A gripping exploration of the confusing and sometimes controversial world of the sleeping brain.

Julie Flygare, chief executive officer, Project Sleep, and author of Wide Awake and Dreaming:
This book is a fascinating and important tour-de-force taking us deep into the world of sleepiness like never before. Quinn Eastman weaves together powerful storytelling and cutting-edge science into an engaging and enlightening read that gives voice to many people's often invisible and overlooked struggles against a mysterious undertow of sleep.