| Lawrence Wright presents an entertaining look at where we spend a third of our lives - bed. From ancient Egyptian couches lashed together with rawhide, through spectacular carved and curtained renaissance beds and austere American folding beds to modern divans, Wright offers a history, not only of the design and technology of beds, but also of bedchambers, sleeping arrangements and sundry topics including bed bugs, cradles, invalid couches, airbeds and hammocks, alarm clocks and famous victims, murdered in their beds.
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