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Author: Benjamin Reiss Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 0465094856 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 305
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Why the modern world forgot how to sleep 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 private bedrooms, children apart from parents. But for most of human history, practically no one slept this way. Tracing sleep's transformation since the dawn of the industrial age, Reiss weaves together insights from literature, social and medical history, and cutting-edge science to show how and why we have tried and failed to tame sleep. In lyrical prose, he leads readers from bedrooms and laboratories to factories and battlefields to Henry David Thoreau's famous cabin at Walden Pond, telling the stories of troubled sleepers, hibernating peasants, sleepwalking preachers, cave-dwelling sleep researchers, slaves who led nighttime uprisings, rebellious workers, spectacularly frazzled parents, and utopian dreamers. We are hardly the first people, Reiss makes clear, to chafe against our modern rules for sleeping. A stirring testament to sleep's diversity, Wild Nights offers a profound reminder that in the vulnerability of slumber we can find our shared humanity. By peeling back the covers of history, Reiss recaptures sleep's mystery and grandeur and offers hope to weary readers: as sleep was transformed once before, so too can it change today.
Author: Benjamin Reiss Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 0465094856 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 305
Book Description
Why the modern world forgot how to sleep 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 private bedrooms, children apart from parents. But for most of human history, practically no one slept this way. Tracing sleep's transformation since the dawn of the industrial age, Reiss weaves together insights from literature, social and medical history, and cutting-edge science to show how and why we have tried and failed to tame sleep. In lyrical prose, he leads readers from bedrooms and laboratories to factories and battlefields to Henry David Thoreau's famous cabin at Walden Pond, telling the stories of troubled sleepers, hibernating peasants, sleepwalking preachers, cave-dwelling sleep researchers, slaves who led nighttime uprisings, rebellious workers, spectacularly frazzled parents, and utopian dreamers. We are hardly the first people, Reiss makes clear, to chafe against our modern rules for sleeping. A stirring testament to sleep's diversity, Wild Nights offers a profound reminder that in the vulnerability of slumber we can find our shared humanity. By peeling back the covers of history, Reiss recaptures sleep's mystery and grandeur and offers hope to weary readers: as sleep was transformed once before, so too can it change today.
Author: Blue Balliett Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 0545867584 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 239
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Vemeer an unforgettable story about an island haunted by the past . . . and the ghosts who must help with the present. Ghosts are alive on the island of Nantucket. You can hear them in the wind, and in the creaks of the old homes. They want to be remembered. And, even more, they want to protect what was once theirs. The ghosts seem to have chosen a few local kids to be their messengers -- and to help save the island. But in this mystery, the line between those who haunt and those who are haunted is a thin one -- and the past and the present must come to terms with one another in order to secure the future.
Author: Zoë Tilley Poster Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0525553789 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 41
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A stunningly illustrated picture book debut about a dog's fantastical moonlit adventure and wild new friendship. When Dog slips away from home at night, she finds an unexpected friend and an inner wildness. Together, Dog and Wolf explore the woods under the glow of the moonlight and sparkle of fireflies until the morning beckons Dog home. Gorgeously illustrated, this is the perfect bedtime story and ultimate wish fulfillment for big dreamers and adventurers.
Author: Floran Cazeau Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 146696927X Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 403
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I had not gone anywhere, while still being at the same corner of the great boulevard observing life in its colors, its good or annoying notes, and its rhythm. I’m still in the same convoy of the living and the dead, looking at me and observing you at the same time, without any of us perceiving each other in this dull tumult that engorges us and hypnotizes us. I greet you all, and I come back with the same smile and another bunch of poems that is none other than notes of joy, sorrow, and love that sound and resound in our daily life. In any case, these notes do not rhyme with your taste or please your whim. I apologize because I did not invent them, as they fall naturally within the scope of my poetic contemplation. They come to me, and it is my duty to host them and distribute them all, in their folly and naive naturalism. As always I do not force you, but I invite you to read this book and find the notes that resemble you or remind you of a life, living experience, even a friend or forgotten memories.
Author: Anne Matthews Publisher: North Point Press ISBN: 9780865476417 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 224
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Deer in Manhattan, coyotes in the Bronx, wild turkeys flying down Broadway -- in this first truly urban period in human history, confrontation and competition with the natural world is becoming an everyday occurrence. Anne Matthews explores these encounters, examining the implications of this unexpected and powerful resurgence of nature for the fate of a world of supercities and suburban hypersprawl.
Author: Kirsty Moseley Publisher: Kirsty Moseley ISBN: 1311733191 Category : Bachelor parties Languages : en Pages : 40
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Twelve overgrown man-children, sixteen hours, and a whole lot of liquor. Just how much fun can be had in one night? Join Nate, Ashton and their friends on a wild night out on the town. NOTE: This is NOT a romance story, it's a short (approx 22 thousand word) humour sketch. It's an Enjoying the Chase novella featuring characters from my other published novels - Enjoying the Chase and Nothing Left to Lose. WARNING - Contains spoilers for both books. All of the author's profits and royalties from the sale of this ebook will be donated to Macmillan Nurses for the wonderful work that they do. [Registered charity number 261017]
Author: Kathie DeNosky Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1426863845 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 177
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On New Year's Eve, Travis Whelan came home to Royal and found himself face-to-face with Natalie Perez, the one woman he couldn't forget...and the baby he hadn't known about. It had been nearly a year since Trav had spent the night in Natalie's arms, a year since his secrets and her pride had torn them apart. Still, the memories of the night they'd shared burned hot. But danger had followed Natalie to Royal, and Trav was the only one she trusted to keep their daughter safe from harm. Would recalling the love they had shared help them to put aside the past and create a future for their family?
Author: Heidi Rice Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 0369706862 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 224
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USA TODAY bestselling author Heidi Rice shows us exactly what happens when rivals become passionate lovers in this idyllic island romance. The stakes are sky-high In business and in the bedroom! Executive assistant Cassie James has orders to attend a glitzy wedding to spy on Luke Broussard. She realizes that while the tech tycoon is ultra-arrogant, he’s also aggravatingly irresistible. Before Cassie knows it, they’re jetting off to his private island—and her first ever night of passion! When Luke uncovers Cassie’s original intentions, he’s furious. To stop her damaging his self-built empire, he demands she stay for a week. After all, attraction this intense still deserves indulging. But is she a bigger threat to his business…or his carefully guarded heart? From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Hot Summer Nights with a Billionaire books: Book 1: One Wild Night with Her Enemy by Heidi Rice Book 2 : The Flaw in His Red-Hot Revenge by Abby Green
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