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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Benjamin Franklin pioneered American thinking on sleep, yet his influence ultimately left a deeply troubling legacy for many.
Chapter 3: Thomas Edison tirelessly championed America’s emerging culture of sleeplessness from the very start.
Chapter 4: With a sleepless transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh became the defining emblem of 1920s virility.
Chapter 5: Charismatic and successful business leaders pushed the anti-sleep agenda in the 1980s.
Chapter 6: Donald Trump and U.S. sports culture kept firmly equating sleeplessness with success.
Chapter 7: Despite multiple Supreme Court rulings, meaningful regulations for safe working schedules remain scarce nationwide.
Chapter 8: Only healthcare workers have gained regulations preventing excessive overwork.
Description
Dangerously Sleepy (2014) shines a light on one of the oft-ignored yet highly relevant legacies of the industrial revolution: lack of sleep. The nineteenth century brought us many innovations, such as electricity, railroads and modern machinery, but it also led to exploited workers and the idea that sleep is for the weak – a luxury that Americans can’t afford.
Who Should Listen
- The overworked
- Historians of the industrial revolution
- Readers who feel guilty about getting eight hours of sleep