"Expertly choreographed and long overdue, this is the nuanced reckoning ballet needs, ballerinas deserve, and all feminists should note." -Oprah DailyAn incisive exploration of ballet’s role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet.Growing up, Alice Robb dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer. But by age fifteen, she ...

A science journalist explores the latest research on dreams—how they work, what they're for, and how we can reap the benefits.While on a research trip in Peru, science journalist Alice Robb became hooked on lucid dreaming—the uncanny phenomenon in which a sleeping person can realize that they're dreaming and even control the dreamed experience. Finding these forays both puzzling and exhilarating, Robb dug deeper into the science of dreams at an extremely opportune m...

We all dream, and 98 per cent of us can recall our dreams the next morning. Even in today’s modern age, it is human nature to wonder what they mean. With incredible new discoveries and stunning science, Why We Dream will give you dramatic insight into yourself and your body. You’ll never think of dreams in the same way again . . .Groundbreaking science is putting dreams at the forefront of new research into sleep, memory, the concept of self and human soci...

Nous passons entre un quart et la moitié de notre vie à dormir, et pourtant, nous négligeons bien souvent nos rêves. Leurs pouvoirs pourraient cependant surprendre même les plus sceptiques. En retraçant une brève histoire de la science des rêves jusqu’aux avancées récentes de la recherche, Alice Robb nous plonge au cœur d’une enquête fascinante sur leurs bienfaits dans notre quotidien. Expériences et anecdotes à l’appui, elle met en lumière leur rôle déterminant sur notre créativité, no...

Miért álmodunk?Hogyan működnek az álmok?Miként tudjuk javunkra fordítani álmainkat?Életünk egyharmadát alvással és álmodással töltjük. Az álmok létfontosságúak fizikai, illetve lelki egészségünk szempontjából. Az Oxfordi Egyetemen végzett és tudományos újságíróként dolgozó Alice Robb Peruban találkozott először a tudatos álmodás technikájával, és ez a tapasztalat akkora hatással volt rá, hogy elhatározta, alaposan tanulmányozza az álmok világát.A tudatos álmod...

An incisive exploration of ballet’s role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet.Growing up, Alice Robb dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer. But by age fifteen, she had to face the reality that she would never meet the impossibly high standards of the hyper-competitive ballet world. After she quit, she tried to avoid ballet—only to realize, years ...

We all dream, and 98 per cent of us can recall our dreams the next morning. Even in today’s modern age, it is human nature to wonder what they mean. With incredible new discoveries and stunning science, Why We Dream will give you dramatic insight into yourself and your body. You’ll never think of dreams in the same way again . . .Groundbreaking science is putting dreams at the forefront of new research into sleep, memory, the concept of self and human soci...

THIS IS NOT A BOOK BY ALICE ROBB, NOR IS IT AFFILIATED WITH THEM. IT IS AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION THAT SUMMARIZES ALICE ROBB'S BOOK IN DETAILSABOUT THE BOOKAn incisive exploration of ballet’s role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet.Growing up, Alice Robb dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer. But by age fifteen, she had to face the reality that s...