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Siesta and the Midnight Sun: How Our Bodies Experi&hellip by Jessa Gamble
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5.0 out of 5 stars A few clippings, Nov 7 2011
"Ultimately, The Siesta and the Midnight Sun is a lot like the biological processes it documents and deconstructs--utterly fascinating, but not always comfortable. And that's a good thing." -- BoingBoing

"It is the combination of personal experience, science and cultural observation that makes this book much richer than any one-dimensional view of body time. And of course its appeal is all the greater because we all have our own personal stories to tell." -- Jay Ingram, host of Daily Planet

"Ms. Gamble's exploration of how culture affects our natural rhythms runs the gamut from biology class to anthropological lesson. It also shares at least a few concerns and… Read more