Books - Sleep

All I Want Is a Good Night's Sleep
By Dr. Sonia Ancoli-Israel
This easy-to-read, informative book clearly explains common problems associated with sleep and strategies for dealing with them. It defines normal sleep patterns and methods used to diagnose disorders. Common disorders are explained, including those affecting children and older adults. Drugs and clinical treatment of serious disorders are covered. Available in Paperback

The Promise of Sleep : A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep
By William C. Dement and Christopher Vaughan
"We are a sleep-sick society," says William C. Dement, M.D., Ph.D. According to Dr. Dement, "sleep science" has yielded a great deal of scientific knowledge about sleep--yet the general public, and even doctors, aren't aware of it. Sleep disorders are routinely misdiagnosed or ignored, sometimes resulting in medical tragedy and death, frequently leading to chronic exhaustion. In The Promise of Sleep, Dr. Dement aims to remedy that by making the latest sleep information accessible to health professionals and lay readers. He describes the sleep cycle and gives a short history of sleep research. Then he dives into clear and detailed explanations of concepts and conditions we've all heard about, but that few of us understand: sleep debt, biological clock, circadian rhythm, insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy.

He discusses why we need sleep (sounds obvious, but it isn't) and the role of dreams. After 300 pages of sleep facts, Dr. Dement teaches you how to "reclaim healthy sleep" in your own life. You learn to assess your personal sleep situation by keeping a sleep diary, measuring your sleep debt, and evaluating your risk of sleep disorders; find appropriate treatment; manage sleep crises; and adopt a "sleep-smart lifestyle." A three-week "sleep camp" program at the end helps you put all the strategies together. This book will put you to sleep--and that's meant as praise! Available in Hardcover, Paperback, Audio Cassette

The Enchanted World of Sleep
Dr. Peretz Lavie
For those who have puzzled over the mysteries of sleep, this panoramic view of modern sleep research by a pioneer in the field offers enlightening answers. Interweaving facts with fascinating case histories and anecdotes, Lavie discusses all that is known about sleep, dreaming, and sleep disorders, including landmark discoveries from his own sleep laboratory. 49 illustrations. Available in Hardcover and Paperback

Power Sleep: The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance
By James B. Maas
Where you start reading this book will probably say a lot about your current station in life. New parents will probably skip right to chapter 12 and the section subtitled "Tips for Exhausted Parents of Newborns, Infants, and Children." Drowsy office workers might go for chapter 9, which explores the subject of midday naps (which may reduce stress and the risk of heart disease). Other chapters look at traveling (driving, jet lag), shift work, and insomnia and other sleep disorders. Dr. James Maas has spent 34 years lecturing to drowsy psychology undergraduates at Cornell University, and knows how to hold an audience--even when the subject is sleep, and even when the conclusion is that most of us don't get enough of it. This is a fascinating book; you'll want to take it in slowly and then sleep on it. Available in Hardcover, Paperback, Audio Cassette

Sleep Thieves: An Eye-Opening Exploration into the Science and Mysteries of Sleep
By Stanley Coren
Coren conveys a vast amount of information about sleep with a lively feeling for the research that amassed it. He explores the basic body cycles and their effects on sleep, and he describes the human "internal clock" and the confusions arising from adjusting its 25-hour cycle to the requirements of the 24-hour day. His main theme, though, is sleep deprivation. The average person should sleep between 9 1/2 and 10 hours a night, it seems--a need Coren stresses by citing many effects of lessened sleep time, one of the most striking of which is the increase in fatal accidents during the days following the spring change to daylight saving time (there is a corresponding decrease when standard time resumes in the fall). As some frightening stories Coren tells attest, long-distance truck drivers, medical interns and residents, and nuclear plant workers especially suffer from lessened sleep. As Coren stresses elsewhere, sleep is also a vital factor in the body's ability to fight off disease. Available in Paperback

A Woman's Guide to Sleep : Guaranteed Solutions for a Good Night's Rest
By Joyce A. Walsleben
How many hours of sleep did you get last night?
Five? Six? None? You're not alone. Most women get far less sleep than they need -- in any given month more than half report symptoms of insomnia. Women's sleep problems are different from men's because they have a different biology, psychology, and sleep patterns. A Woman's Guide to Sleep is the first book to address your unique needs, and offer proven solutions that work. Available in Hardcover

Sleep Sleep
By J. Allan Hobson
We may spend up to one-third of our lives asleep, but there's no actual rest for brain activity. This paper edition covers more
changes in sleep research findings; from new therapeutic discoveries on sleep's benefits and mechanisms to biochemical discoveries. Available in Paperback

The Twenty-Four Hour Society: Understanding Human Limits in a World That Never Stops
By Martin Moore-Ede
Today's sophisticated technology and integrated global economy have led to great advances but have failed to consider human limitations. The Chernobyl explosion, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Three Mile Island, and tens of thousands of smaller accidents, as well as billions of dollars of productivity losses, were the result of human fatigue. Dr. Moore-Ede brings together the latest scientific findings and presents an array of management tools and technologies that monitor alertness and performance impairment. He shows how to rethink work schedules, manage information flow and improve working environments.

Common sense, and millions of years of evolutionary history, tell us that people are more prone to error when their natural cycles of sleeping and waking are disrupted. Yet our society, driven by the pace of high-tech communications and the economic pressures of international competition, increasingly is tempting fate as we become ever more committed to round-the-clock performance. Available in Hardcover and Paperback

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting a Good Night's Sleep
By Martin Moore-Ede, Suzanne LeVert
The foolproof guide to finally getting some shut-eye, this idiot-proof guide provides simple tips on managing sleep disorders such as insomnia, snoring, delayed phase syndrome, parasomnia (such as sleepwalking), narcolepsy, jet lag, and others. Available in Paperback

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to a Good Night's Sleep
By Martin Moore-Ede, Suzanne Levert
This tip-filled alternative to sedatives provides simple methods of determining how much sleep is needed, self-quizzes to zero in on one's personal sleep enemies, strategies to break bad sleep habits, evaluations on the latest sleep aids, and more. Available in Paperback

Learn to Sleep Well
By Chris Idzikowski
Sick of tossing and turning? Ready to sleep soundly through the night? Mr. Sandman has arrived-in book form! Learn to Sleep Well is a dreamily illustrated passageway to those vitally important hours of sleep that for some people are impossible to attain. It gives reliable suggestions and practical exercises on how to deal with those marauding nighttime "sleep thieves" such as snoring partners, restless children, and nightmares, as well as expert advice on natural remedies for a deeper, more restful sleep, including meditation, massage, herbalism, and aromatherapy.

Learn to Sleep Well tackles all aspects of sleep from combating the various types of fatigue to creating an environment most conducive to uninterrupted rest. An inspiring guide to promoting natural health through improved sleep, this book shows how we can tune up our sleep patterns the natural way-with major benefits for health and well-being in our waking life. Available in Paperback

Sleep Well, Sleep Deep: How Sleeping Well Can Change Your Life
by Alex Lukeman
Can't sleep? You have plenty of company. More than fifty-three million people in American don't get enough sleep. Over thirty-million adults and children suffer from sleeping disorders like insomnia, restlessness and sleepwalking. As many as one million car crasher a year are attributed to fatigue. If you are tired of sleepless nights, Sleep Well, Sleep Deep shows how sleeping well can change your life. Author Dr. Alex Lukeman presents the latest research information about sleep and disorders and provides concrete steps for getting some solid shut-eye.

Sleep Well, Sleep Deep: How Sleeping Well Can Change Your life reveals the mysteries of sleep. It gives practical advice about what to do when you can't fall asleep; how to treat insomnia; what nightmares mean; the function of dreams; conventional and alternative medicine sleeping aids; getting babies to sleep through the night, bedwetting; and self-hypnosis for relaxation and stress relief. In addition, Dr. Lukeman provides a sleep quiz, gives specific steps and strategies to follow, resources to call upon and a wealth of scientific research and traditional approaches to consider. Available in Hardcover and Paperback

Sleep Thinking: The Revolutionary Program That Helps You Solve Problems, Reduce Stress, and Increase Creativity While You Sleep
by Eric Maisel

Available in Hardcover

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