Books for
General readers
Three trade books and one academic handbook, exploring the neuroscience of sleep, the senses, and human behaviour through clinical case studies — translated into more than fourteen languages.
Seven Deadly Sins
The Biology of Being Human
An exploration of the psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience of harmful behaviours, asking whether we can ever be truly free to choose how we behave — and arguing that understanding our darker impulses can help make the world a better place.
Translations forthcoming in Dutch, Korean and Vietnamese
Absolutely fascinating, and has the power to change the way you look at the world.
— Steven Bartlett, Diary of a CEOThought-provoking, fascinating, compelling — Leschziner delves into the psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience of harmful behaviours.
— Steven Bartlett, Diary of a CEOA masterly, original and highly accessible account of the neurological origins of the seven perennial temptations.
— Oliver Kamm, author of Mending the MindFinancial Times, Books of the Year · Independent, Books of the Month
— Press recognition
The Man Who Tasted Words
A study of sensory function and malfunction told through clinical case studies — from synaesthesia to congenital insensitivity to pain — that asks how we construct reality from the senses.
Available in Polish, Turkish, Korean, Chinese and Arabic
A riveting study of sensory function and malfunction… leaves the reader hankering for more, with a renewed sense of awe at the delicate, magnificent workings of the senses.
— The GuardianThe Man Who Tasted Words is full of delights that linger in the mind.
— The IndependentA lucid evocation of big ideas that will make you grateful for your health, and both more appreciative and more sceptical of our symphony of senses.
— The TimesFrom the opening paragraph, I was spellbound, entranced.
— Professor Alice Roberts
The Nocturnal Brain
Nightmares, Neuroscience and the Secret World of Sleep
The definitive account of sleep disorders, drawing on patients seen at the Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy's Hospital. A casebook of the extraordinary things people experience between dusk and dawn.
Translated into 14 languages including Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Arabic, Russian, Polish, Czech, Dutch, Turkish, Greek and Portuguese
Casebooks of neurological disorders are often strange and wonderful, but this one is special.
— The Sunday TimesThe Nocturnal Brain will not promise to cure your insomnia, but it does make for an entertaining and thought-provoking bedtime read.
— The GuardianHe appreciates that many of those who suffer from traumatic sleep are tired of the moralising of onlookers.
— Sydney Morning HeraldBest Neuroscience Books of 2019 · Sunday Times Pick of the Best Paperbacks · Forbes Must Read Brain Books
— Press recognition
Oxford Handbook of Sleep Medicine
Edited by Guy Leschziner. A multidisciplinary, concise textbook for medical professionals covering all aspects of sleep medicine — from physiology and diagnostic testing to clinical management of the full spectrum of sleep disorders.
A comprehensive and authoritative reference for clinicians working across sleep medicine.
— Editorial review
