Why We Can't Sleep

Author: Ada Calhoun
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802147860
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 243

Book Description
The acclaimed author explores the hidden crises of Gen X women in this “engaging hybrid of first-person confession, reportage [and] pop culture analysis” (The New Republic). Ada Calhoun was married with children and a good career—and yet she was miserable. She thought she had no right to complain until she realized how many other Generation X women felt the same way. What could be behind this troubling trend? To find out, Calhoun delved into housing costs, HR trends, credit card debt averages, and divorce data. At every turn, she saw that Gen X women were facing new problems as they entered middle age—problems that were being largely overlooked. Calhoun spoke with women across America who were part of the generation raised to “have it all.” She found that most were exhausted, terrified about money, under-employed, and overwhelmed. And instead of being heard, they were being told to lean in, take “me-time,” or make a chore chart to get their lives and homes in order. In Why We Can’t Sleep, Calhoun opens up the cultural and political contexts of Gen X’s predicament. She offers practical advice on how to ourselves out of the abyss—and keep the next generation of women from falling in. The result is reassuring, empowering, and essential reading for all middle-aged women, and anyone who hopes to understand them.

Why We Sleep

Author: Matthew Walker
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501144316
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description
"Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity ... An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now ... neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming"--Amazon.com.

Nod

Author: Adrian Barnes
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 1783298235
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199

Book Description
A disturbing literary dystopian science fiction debut set in a near-future Vancouver during a deadly insomnia pandemic for fans of The Leftovers Dawn breaks over Vancouver and no one in the world has slept the night before, or almost no one. A few people, perhaps one in ten thousand, can still sleep, and they’ve all shared the same golden dream. After six days of absolute sleep deprivation, psychosis will set in. After four weeks, the body will die. In the interim, panic ensues and a bizarre new world arises in which those previously on the fringes of society take the lead. Paul, a writer, continues to sleep while his partner Tanya disintegrates before his eyes, and the new world swallows the old one whole.

Can't Sleep

Author: Chris Raschka
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453296107
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37

Book Description
When you can’t sleep, there’s a friend for you in the night sky For a little puppy who can’t fall asleep, a darkened bedroom can be a lonely place. As his family prepares for bed, he lies awake and is frightened. It is very dark . . . but he is not alone. Outside his window, the moon rises in the sky. The moon promises to stay awake and keep him safe. There’s nothing to fear at night when the moon is keeping watch. And in the morning, it’s the puppy’s turn to keep watch for the sleeping moon. This fixed-layout ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book, features read-along narration.

I Can't Sleep!

Author: Owen Hart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781848696860
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
It's the middle of the night on board the Leaping Salmon, but Mole can't sleep. First he's too hot ... then he's too cold ... and then he's afraid of the dark! Can his best friend, Mouse, make everything just right? Packed with gorgeous illustrations from Caroline Pedler (Badger and the Great Journeyand The Perfect Present), I Can't Sleepis the perfect bedtime tale for restless toddlers!

Why Can't We Sleep

Author: Darian Leader
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
ISBN: 9780241984437
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
From the brilliant psychoanalyst behind Strictly Bipolar and What is Madness, a short and fascinating guide to the history of human sleep - and why we can't seem to sleep any more One in four adults sleeps badly. Sleeping pill prescriptions have increased dramatically over the last three decades, as have the incidence of sleep clinics. Sleep used to be a natural state, easy as breathing, but increasingly it is an insecure commodity. ...Isn't it? Our relationship to sleep surfaces and resurfaces throughout human history, each time telling us something new about our indivudual and collective psychology. From the industrial revolution to blue-light on our phones, from the ancient art of dream interpretation to the modern science of Freud, sleep is connected to wider social patterns, to shifting norms and expectations. Weaving together cultural, social, economic and psychoanalytic influences, Darian Leader delves into the truth about this universal human experience.

Baby Can't Sleep

Author: Lisa Schroeder
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402721717
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Ten unusual sheep take over when two very tired parents cannot put Baby to sleep.

Mama, I Can't Sleep

Author: Brigitte Raab
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1620874644
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
Sometimes it feels almost impossible to fall asleep. So, when a little girl insists that she simply cannot sleep, her mother tells her how all of the animals in the world go to sleep. But each animal sleeps differently, as the little girl finds out: leopards sleep in trees; storks sleep standing on only one leg; fish sleep with their eyes open; bats hang upside down while they sleep; ducks sleep in large groups; and so forth. But what is the best way for children to sleep? Perhaps if the little girl tries out all the ways animals sleep, she’ll find the perfect way for her—which may just be her own bed, after all! Mama, I Can’t Sleep is a delightful goodnight book from the picture-book dream team of Brigitte Raab and Manuela Olten. Original, amusing, and brimming with fun animal knowledge, this is sure to help any reluctant child—who would much rather sleep with Mom and Dad—to discover that, just like the animals, children have their own special way of falling fast asleep. This book is the perfect gift for new parents or anyone living with young children.

Can't Sleep Without Sheep

Author: Susanna Leonard Hill
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802720668
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Whenever Ava can't sleep, she counts sheep. But Ava takes so long to fall asleep, it's the sheep that are growing tired-until finally, they quit! When the sheep promise to find a replacement that Ava can count on, chaos ensues as chickens, cows, pigs, hippos, and more try their hand at jumping over Ava's fence. Finding the perfectly peaceful replacement for sheep might not be so easy after all. With irresistibly adorable art, this delightful take on a familiar sleep tactic is sure to become a bedtime favorite.

Why We Don't Sleep

Author: Daniel Erichsen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781099643484
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
Would you sleep better knowing that most people sleep about 6 hours and that sleeping less than 8 hours is perfectly normal? Would you get more zzzs if you knew that short sleep and/or insomnia has not been shown to cause any negative health consequences? Would you like to know why you sound advice and help for those with trouble sleeping is so hard to come by? If you've answered yes to any of the above, you need to read this book. Written by a sleep physician frustrated by the lack of evidence based and sound sleep advice, Why We Don't Sleep explores the root causes for an escalating insomnia epidemic that is keeping millions in an unfortunate state of exasperated wakefulness.