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Celebrate Better Sleep Month with Great Sleep!

Improve your sleep with tips and techniques for all ages and stages of life and the sleep issues that can arise.

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  • Why We Can't Sleep

    Women's New Midlife Crisis

    Calhoun, Ada
    In Why We Can't Sleep, Calhoun opens up the cultural and political contexts of Gen X's predicament and offers solutions for how to pull oneself out of the abyss, and keep the next generation of women from falling in. The result is…
    BookNew York : Grove Press, 2021. — HQ1059.5.U5 C35 2021
  • The Sleep Fix

    Practical, Proven, and Surprising Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work and More

    Macedo, Diane
    Diane Macedo, ABC News anchor and former insomniac, reveals her search for how to get a good night's sleep and the surprising, scientific, and practical solutions she found. She teaches how to: understand sleep biology, identify obstacles,…
    Downloadable AudiobookHarperAudio, 2021
  • The Busy Brain Cure

    The Eight-Week Plan to Find Focus, Tame Anxiety, and Sleep Again

    Mushtaq, Romie
    Dr. Romie combines research and her expertise in brain science with ancient wisdom, storytelling, and humor so you can laugh, heal, and tame your Busy Brain. After suffering from burnout herself, she embarked on a journey to research and…
    Downloadable AudiobookHarlequin Audio, 2024
  • Nodding Off

    the Science of Sleep From Cradle to Grave

    Gregory, Alice (Psychologist),
    Sleep is vital to the way we learn, remember and forget, to how we feel about family and partners, our wellbeing, and our mental and physical health. In Nodding Off, renowned sleep researcher Alice Gregory explores every aspect of sleep,…
    BookLondon : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2018. — 613.794 Gre
  • How Babies Sleep

    the Gentle, Science-based Method to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

    Axelrod, Sofia, 1979-
    Sleep-- or the lack of it-- is one of the most crucial issues for new parents. After having her first child, Axelrod realized that the typical baby sleep advice conflicted with the actual sleep science. Her method is based on latest…
    BookNew York, NY : Atria Paperback, 2020. — 649.122 Axe
  • The Sleep-Deprived Teen

    Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools can Help Them Thrive

    Lewis, MS, Lisa L.
    In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, an actionable guide for parents of exhausted teens, you'll find: the science of why sleep matters and how it changes during the teen years; a synthesis of the research, including tips and strategies to promote…
    Downloadable AudiobookTantor Media, Inc, 2022
  • The Sleep Solution

    Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It

    Winter, W. Chris
    Draws on cutting-edge sleep science and time-tested techniques in a guide to understanding what contributes to sleep problems and how to minimize medication dependency, sharing coverage of subjects ranging from insomnia and sleep apnea to…
    Downloadable AudiobookBooks on Tape, 2017
  • Become Your Child's Sleep Coach

    the Bedtime Doctor's 5-step Guide, Ages 3-10

    Schneeberg, Lynelle,
    This book gives you a simple plan to coach your children to be wonderful sleepers, as well as methods to deal with bed wetting, sleep walking, night terrors, and other sleep issues. The five-step plan shows you how to: prepare your child's…
    BookNew York, NY : Lifelong Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, 2019. — 618.928 Sch
  • Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life

    How to Harness the Power of Clock Genes to Lose Weight, Optimize Your Workout, and Finally Get a Good Night's Sleep

    Kshirsagar, Dr. SuhasSeaton, Michelle D.
    An eye-opening handbook from a leading Ayurvedic physician that blends cutting-edge science on "clock genes" with ancient eastern Ayurvedic wisdom to help us understand how to harness the power of chronobiology to effortlessly lose weight,…
    eBookHarperCollins, 2018
  • Goodnight Mind for Teens

    Skills to Help You Quiet Noisy Thoughts & Get the Sleep You Need

    Carney, Colleen E., 1971-
    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…
    BookOakland, CA : Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2020] — 616.849 Car
  • The Sleep Lady®'s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide

    Trusted Solutions for Getting You and Your Baby Fast to Sleep Without Leaving Them to Cry It Out

    West, Kim,
    In The Sleep Lady®'s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide, West offers gentle, research-backed, easy-to-remember and easy-to-apply ways to help your newborn sleep.
    BookDallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2023] — 649.122 Wes
  • When Brains Dream

    Exploring the Science and Mystery of Sleep

    Zadra, Antonio
    Written by world-renowned sleep and dream researchers, this book addresses core questions. It debunks myths while acknowledging the mysteries that continue to surround both the science and experience of dreaming. It helps readers…
    BookNew York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021] — 613.794 Zad
  • The Gentle Sleep Book

    Gentle, No-tears Sleep Solutions for Parents of Newborns to Five-year-olds

    Ockwell-Smith, Sarah,
    In this revised and updated edition of her bestselling book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith offers a gentle, effective prescription for addressing the common sleep challenges encountered by parents of newborns to five-year-olds.
    BookLondon : Piatkus, 2020. — 613.794 Ock
  • The Nocturnal Brain

    Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep

    Leschziner, Guy
    Insomnia, narcolepsy, night terrors, apnea, and sleepwalking are a few conditions afflicting sufferers who cannot sleep--and their experiences in trying are the stuff of nightmares. With patient stories, Dr. Leschziner illustrates the…
    BookNew York : St. Martin's Press, 2019. — 616.849 Les
  • Generation Sleepless

    Why Tweens and Teens Aren't Sleeping Enough and How We Can Help Them

    Turgeon, HeatherWright, Julie
    An intimate glimpse inside a silent epidemic that is harming teens and how parents can help. One of the greatest threats to our teenagers' physical and mental health is sleep deprivation. Caught in a perfect storm of omnipresent screens,…
    eAudiobookBooks on Tape, 2022
  • Sleep Wrecked Kids

    Helping Parents Raise Happy, Healthy Kids, One Sleep at a Time

    Moore, Sharon (Speech pathologist),
    Sleep-wrecked Kids will teach you about how to solve your child's sleep problems, including: explaining what 'good sleep' actually means; sharing the raft of problems that can be caused by bad sleep; common red flags for sleep problems, so…
    BookNew York : Morgan James Publishing, [2020] — 618.928 Moo
  • Safe Infant Sleep

    Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions

    McKenna, James J. (James Joseph), 1948-
    In Safe Infant Sleep, the world's authority on cosleeping breaks down the complicated political and social aspects of sleep safety, exposes common misconceptions, and compares current recommendations to hard science. This book offers a…
    BookWashington, D.C. : Platypus Media, LLC, 2020. — 649.122 MacK
  • The Rested Child

    Why Your Tired, Wired, or Irritable Child May Have a Sleep Disorder--and How to Help

    Winter, W. Chris,
    A comprehensive guide to the varied sleep disorders that affect children from infancy to adolescence, many of which are commonly misdiagnosed, offering new wisdom to parents about how to ease their child's troubles.
    BookNew York : Avery, Penguin Random House LLC, 2021. — 618.928 Win
  • This Is Why You Dream

    What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life

    Jandial, Rahul,
    This book explores our subconscious and how we can harness its powers. Dreaming fortifies our ability to regulate emotions, processes and stores memories, amplifies creativity, and promotes learning. Tracing cutting-edge research and brain…
    BookNew York : Penguin Life, [2024] — 612.821 Jan
  • Mindfulness for Insomnia

    a Four-week Guided Program to Relax Your Body, Calm Your Mind, and Get the Sleep You Need

    Orzech, Catherine Polan,
    The authors present their professional insights and techniques for resolving insomnia by employing the Guided Mindfulness with Acceptance Treatment for Insomnia (or GMATI) program.
    BookOakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2019] — 616.849 Orz