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Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker · first published 2017

Recommended by 3 people Bill Gates, Chris Williamson, Alexis Ohanian

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  1. Bill Gates Co-founder of Microsoft; philanthropist

    Year-end favourite

    On Bill Gates's holiday 2019 list of five books he loved that year, announced in a video on his own YouTube channel.

    5 books to enjoy this winter Videoyoutube.com YouTube (Bill Gates) · 10 Dec 2019 · checked 13 Nov 2026

  2. Chris Williamson Podcaster, host of Modern Wisdom

    Explicit recommendation

    In a video on their own YouTube channel, Chris Williamson names this among ten books that really changed his life.

    10 Books That Really Changed My Life Videoyoutube.com YouTube (Chris Williamson) · 17 Aug 2021 · checked 13 Nov 2026

  3. Alexis Ohanian Entrepreneur (Reddit, Seven Seven Six)

    Explicit recommendation

    One of the favourite books Alexis Ohanian chose for the "Books I've Loved" series on The Tim Ferriss Show.

    Listed in the source as “Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams”.

    #425: Books I've Loved — Cindy Eckert and Alexis Ohanian Podcast episodetim.blog The Tim Ferriss Show · 27 Apr 2020 · checked 13 Nov 2026

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