The sleep revolution : transforming your life, one night at a time
Evaluates the role of sleep as a cultural and historical unifier, the impact of sleep deprivation on health, and the science community's recommendations for how to achieve more restorative sleep.
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- ISBN: 9781410491442
- ISBN: 1410491447
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Physical Description
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649 pages ; 23 cm. - Edition Large print edition.
- Publisher Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: New York : Harmony Books, 2016. GMD: large print. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part One : Wake-up call -- 1. Our current sleep crisis -- 2. The sleep industry -- 3. Sleep throughout history -- 4. The science of sleep -- 5. Sleep disorders -- 6. Dreams -- Part Two : The way forward -- 7. Mastering sleep -- 8. Sleeping together -- 9. What to do, what not to do -- 10. Catnaps, jet lag, and time zones -- 11. Sleep and the workplace -- 12. From Hollywood and Washington to hospitals and hotels: discovering the power of sleep -- 13. The sports world's ultimate performance enhancer -- 14. Putting technology in its place (not on your nightstand) -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Sleep-quality questionnaire - Appendix B: Guided meditations to help you fall (and stay) asleep -- Appendix C: The hotel sleep revolution: pillow menus, quiet zones, and beds you'll want to take home -- Appendix D: Going to the mattress. |