The Sleep Book: A Bedside Companion [Paperback]

Jody Grant-Gray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 22, 2000

From the earliest effective remedies to the latest scientific discoveries, THE SLEEP BOOK is a guide for your personal journey into the art and pleasures of sleep.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Best of all, Grant-Gray shows readers there are many paths to better sleep. This book offers a well-marked road map. BOOKS FOR SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, Lynn Lamberg, M.D., Featured August Selection. --Lynn Lamberg, M.D.

From early remedies ... to the latest research ... provides readers with cures and avenues of exploration for resolving sleep problems. --Bookwatch

If you're one of the estimated 132 million people who have trouble getting to sleep ... get your order in NOW. BOOKVIEWS, July Pick of the Month. --Alan Caruba, BOOKVIEWS

From the Author

I wrote this book out of my frustration with looking for a cure to my own sleeplessness. The books about sleep I found had somewhat helpful information, but it was often presented in a dogmatic or scientific manner that didn't speak to my personal sleep needs. "The Sleep Book, A Bedside Companion" was written as a response to what was currently available on the subject. It takes the scientific jargon and translates it into layperson's terms. In addition I tried to make it entertaining, and a resource for discovering the cure to your own personal sleep needs. Sleeplessness is as individual as fingerprints, and I take the reader on a journey where they can discover the cause(s), and thereby the cure(s) to their sleeplessness. It is laid out in an easy-to-use fashion, since the goal was to make the subject of sleep accessible to everyone. I hope it works for you.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Aero U.S.; 2nd edition (September 22, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967035104
• ISBN-13: 978-0967035109
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,380,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reassured into sleep., November 26, 2000

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JOEY Greene (L.A., California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sleep Book: A Bedside Companion (Paperback)

As an attorney with lots of daytime stress in court or meeting clients or researching and writing briefs, I guess I am a "type A" high tension individual. My kind of daytime stress carries over into lots of sleepless or restless nights, filled with contiuing analysis and mental word processing. I do have lots of prescription and non prescription sleeping pills, but they leave me nervous or groggy in the morning when I need to shine for my clients. This book gave me some down to earth non medical hints on letting go of workday stress and allowing me to find some personal space at bedtime. I also found the alphabetical chapter arrangement with its short aptly titled subjects easy to negotiate whether I read through continuously or skipped from aptly titled topic to topic, without losing anything. Grant-Gray's light hearted approach made it easy reading and easy to internalize for future nervous nights.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must" for anyone with any kind of sleep problem., November 7, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sleep Book: A Bedside Companion (Paperback)

From early remedies for sleep problems to the latest research, The Sleep Book provides readers with cures and avenues of exploration for resolving sleep problems. Included are jet lag and other disturbances of the sleep rhythm, as well as chapters on naps, children sleeping with parents, and other sleep-related topics. A "must" for anyone with any kind of sleep problem.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read, November 30, 2000

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George R. (Franklin, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sleep Book: A Bedside Companion (Paperback)

I heard the author on a morning drive-by show. At the time, I was on the way to work, and couldn't stop yawning. She provided helpful advice that made me think twice about my current sleep habits and lifestyle. I bought the book for my girlfriend also, and she bought one for her mother! The book is entertaining and useful, and an enjoyable read. Highly recommended.