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'''''Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker''''' is a popular-science book about the neuroscience and physiology of sleep, first published in the United States by Scribner on 3 October 2017 (368 pages; ISBN 978-1-5011-4431-8).<ref name="S&S9781501144318" /><ref name="OCLC975365716" /> Written by neuroscientist Matthew P. Walker, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, the book synthesizes laboratory, clinical, and epidemiological findings on how sleep and circadian biology shape learning, memory, emotion, immunity, metabolism, and long-term health.<ref name="UCBProfile">{{cite web |title=Matthew P. Walker |url=https://psychology.berkeley.edu/people/matthew-p-walker |website=UC Berkeley Department of Psychology |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |access-date=19 October 2025}}</ref><ref name="S&S9781501144318" /> It explains NREM/REM sleep and circadian rhythms, describes the consequences of insufficient sleep, and discusses practical topics such as caffeine, jet lag, melatonin, sleep disorders, and when behavioral therapy is preferable to sleeping pills.<ref name="S&S9781501144318" /><ref name="UCB2017">{{cite web |title=Everything you need to know about sleep, but are too tired to ask |url=https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/10/17/whywesleep/ |website=UC Berkeley News |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |date=17 October 2017 |access-date=19 October 2025 |last=Anwar |first=Yasmin}}</ref> The book is arranged in four parts—on what sleep is, why it matters, how and why we dream, and how society might change—presented in clear prose for general readers.<ref name="OCLC1001968546">{{cite web |title=Why we sleep : unlocking the power of sleep and dreams (table of contents) |url=https://search.worldcat.org/ja/title/why-we-sleep-unlocking-the-power-of-sleep-and-dreams/oclc/1001968546 |website=WorldCat |publisher=OCLC |access-date=19 October 2025}}</ref><ref name="Kirkus2017">{{cite web |title=Why We Sleep |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/matthew-walker/why-we-sleep/ |website=Kirkus Reviews |access-date=19 October 2025}}</ref> According to the publisher, it is a New York Times bestseller and an international sensation; it was named one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2017, and The Sunday Times’ year-end list recorded 162,125 UK copies sold in 2018.<ref name="S&S9781501144318" /><ref name="PWBest2017">{{cite web |title=Best Books 2017 |url=https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2017 |website=Publishers Weekly |access-date=19 October 2025}}</ref><ref name="STimes2018">{{cite news |title=Books: The Sunday Times Bestsellers of the Year, 2018 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/books-the-sunday-times-bestsellers-of-the-year-2018-k9wn67tw6 |work=The Sunday Times |date=30 December 2018 |access-date=19 October 2025}}</ref>