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...long as that attitude persists, the national sleep deficit will not be easy to close. Government and businesses can help by formulating more enlightened work rules and schedules. What is needed most of all, though, is a fundamental change in Americans' thinking about the necessity of sleep. A difficult task, yes. But not impossible. Millions of citizens have already shown themselves capable of making far harder decisions once they realize that theirhealth is at stake. Americans have stubbed out cigarettes, laced up exercise shoes and pushed away plates laden with high-cholesterol, high-fat foods. By comparison, choosing to spend...
Because so few studies have been done, scientists cannot make definitive comparisons between American sleep patterns and those of other countries. But many researchers believe that all industrialized nations are experiencing sleep-deprivation problems, though usually not as serious as those in the U.S. "The Europeans don't have 24-hour societies like we do," says Henry Ford Hospital's Roth. "If you're in Paris and you're looking for a restaurant at 2 in the morning, you're not going to find one so easily." In Germany most stores close by 6:30 p.m., TV networks usually sign...
...ACROSS AMERICA by William H. Gerdts (Abbeville; $425). Only a handful of American artists have entered the national consciousness, even though the country has always brimmed with painters and sculptors. This huge, three- volume history compensates for the neglect by celebrating the brushwork of some 800 gifted men and women. No greater revelation has been published this year...
...Though his accomplishments were virtually unknown outside the conservation community, the shot that killed him echoed around the world. His widow Ilzamar, now 25, was soon traveling to the U.S. and other countries to accept posthumous awards showered on Mendes by environmental groups. She sold the rights to his story for more than $1 million. Producer David Puttnam will make a movie; numerous books, TV documentaries and magazine articles are in the works...
Meanwhile, justice has moved relatively slowly in Xapuri. Though the Da Silvas were arrested within weeks of the murder, the case was delayed as the defense made a variety of motions and investigators questioned more than 50 people, accumulating some 2,200 pages of statements. Almost all those involved in the case -- including the judge, Mendes family members, seringueiro leaders, the lawyers and the Da Silvas -- have received death threats...