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by Oliver Greyson
In Sleep Wars: How Capitalism Hijacked Our Rest, Oliver Greyson exposes the modern assault on one of humanity's most basic biological needs. With the gripping style of narrative journalism, Greyson travels through factories, hospitals, tech hubs, and 24-hour call centers around the world to uncover how our ability to sleep-and our right to rest-has been steadily eroded by economic systems designed for maximum productivity at any cost.
Blending first-hand accounts from workers in night-shift industries with deep historical research and cutting-edge sleep science, Sleep Wars traces how industrialization fractured natural sleep rhythms, how global capitalism monetized our exhaustion, and how corporate culture turned rest into a luxury instead of a necessity. From overworked nurses in New York to outsourced call agents in Manila, Greyson brings to life the human toll of a world that no longer sleeps.
Drawing on primary sources, medical studies, and policy archives, this book is a wake-up call to a society that has devalued sleep in pursuit of profit. A searing indictment and a moving call to reclaim rest, Sleep Wars is essential reading for anyone tired of being tired.