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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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For Dr. Guy Leschziner's patients, there is no rest for the weary in mind and body. Insomnia, narcolepsy, night terrors, apnea, and sleepwalking are just a sampling of conditions afflicting sufferers who cannot sleep-and their experiences in trying are the stuff of nightmares. Demoniac hallucinations frighten people into paralysis. Restless legs rock both the sleepless and their sleeping partners with unpredictable and uncontrollable kicking. Out-of-sync...
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"A comprehensive exploration of what dreams are, where they come from, what they mean, and why we have them. Questions on the origins and meaning of dreams are as old as humankind, and persist to this day to excite and confound us. When Brains Dream addresses the core questions about dreams while illuminating the most up-to-date science in the field. Written by two world-renowned sleep and dream researchers, it debunks many myths about dreams while...
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English
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America's favorite pediatrician, Dr. Harvey Karp, now focuses his unparalleled knowledge, experience, and insight on solving the #1 concern of parents everywhere: sleep. With The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep, Dr. Karp—arguably the world's foremost parenting expert and bestselling author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block—offers invaluable tips on how to help your newborn, infant, or toddler get...
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Draws on the latest cutting-edge research and compelling stories to illustrate the serious physical, emotional, and societal consequences of poor sleep, reveal the emerging explanations for why people sleep, illuminate the wide array of sleep disorders, and explain what people can all do to get a better night's rest.
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Publisher
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book provides readers with the information they need to know about sleep disorders: the process and purpose of sleep, the importance of good sleep hygiene, and the impact of modern life on our quality of sleep"--
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Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
For readers enticed by Arianna Huffington's The Sleep Revolution but looking for the medical evidence to support its claims, two doctors have incorporated the latest research into a guide designed to help insomniacs get sleepy. "For insomniacs who don't want a cosmetic solution, this guide digs deeper, and is likely to get better, more permanent results." -Kirkus Reviews on The Insomnia Answer Good sleep is an elusive goal: the harder you try...
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Whether it's a bout of bad jet lag or a stress-induced all-nighter, we've all suffered from nights that left us feeling less than well-rested. But for some people, getting a bad night's sleep isn't just an inconvenience: it's a nightmare. In Sleepyhead, science writer Henry Nicholls uses his own experience with chronic narcolepsy as a gateway to better understanding the cryptic, curious, and relatively uncharted world of sleep disorders. We meet...
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Why is sleep frustrating for so many people? Why do we spend so much time and money managing and medicating it, and training ourselves and our children to do it correctly? In Wild Nights, Benjamin Reiss finds answers in sleep's hidden history--one that leads to our present, sleep-obsessed society, its tacitly accepted rules, and their troubling consequences. Today we define a good night's sleep very narrowly: eight hours in one shot, sealed off in...
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Publisher
Fireside
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Does your child have difficulty falling asleep? Wake in the middle of the night? Suffer sleep terrors, sleepwalking, or nighttime fears? Have difficulty waking for school or staying awake in class? Snore, wet the bed, or head bang? In the first major revision of his bestselling, groundbreaking classic since it was published, Dr. Richard Ferber, the nation's foremost authority on children's sleep problems, delivers safe, sound ideas for helping your...
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Sleep is the subject of intense scientific debate among biologists and neuroscientists. Why must we spend about one-third of our lives asleep? What exactly is sleep? Why does a lack of sleep impair our cognitive abilities and leave us vulnerable to a host of medical issues ranging from obesity to reduced resistance to infectious disease? These 24 engrossing lectures take you to the forefront of the field to reveal what happens in the sleeping brain
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Omnigraphics, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Provides basic consumer health information about the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sleep disorders in children and adults, along with facts about diseases that affect sleep and the health consequences of sleep deprivation. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
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English
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"Millions of teens struggle with sleep and feel exhausted as a result. Goodnight Mind for Teens will help teens cope with the anxious and over-stimulating thoughts that can lead to insomnia, identify and work with their own circadian rhythm, and set up a new sleep schedule so they can improve their alertness, feel more energetic, and be in a better mood throughout the day"--
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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The perennial favorite for parents who want to get their kids to sleep with ease--now completely revised and expanded! In this fully updated fourth edition, Dr. Marc Weissbluth, one of the country's leading pediatricians, overhauls his groundbreaking approach to solving and preventing your children's sleep problems, from infancy through adolescence. In Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, he explains with authority and reassurance his step-by-step...
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