Jennifer Eyre White's The Practical Napper: Tips, Facts, and Quotes for the Avidly Recumbent is the perfect bedside (or couchside) read for the recumbently inclined. It's the first book to show that napping is, in many ways, a noble pursuit: It's good for you, it's good for the environment, and it's good for world peace. Consider the following while you're catching your next 40 winks:* Napping is good for the environment. When you're napping, you're not: a) Burning fossil fuels b) Procreating, thus increasing the pitter-patter of little carbon footprints c) Engaging in slash-and-burn agriculture. * Napping during sex is sometimes perceived as a lack of interest. Be careful with that. * Advice for parents with newborns: nap when the baby naps. Unless, of course, you have other kids, in which case you'll need to tie them up in the back yard first.
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"The Practical Napper is a choice pick for those who want to justify their drowsing off as productive." - Midwest Book Review
"The Practical Napper has something for everyone. It grabs the attention of the reader with pictures and short, snappy writing." - American Academy of Sleep Medicine blog
"A wonderful book, both for reading and for placing on the face while napping." --AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically
"My motto has always been, 'More napping, less slapping!' This funny and informative book takes us ever closer to that dream." --Jack Handey, author of Deep Thoughts
About the Author
Jennifer Eyre White is a writer and avid napper who lives in Northern California with her husband and three kids. She has published humor essays in a variety of anthologies, magazines, and websites. She writes about her family life at HavingThreeKids.com, and more importantly, about the subject of napping at ThePracticalNapper.com.
Oozing with humor, sarcasm, sass, and seriously practical advice. This book changed my life! Why have I felt so guilty about napping all my life? A midday snooze makes me feel happy and rejuvenated ... so why is it cause for so much shame? No longer will I smother my snores and wipe up my drool to conceal my secret. This napper right here is coming out loud and proud (and horizontal).
I loved The Practical Napper. The author's sense of humor, writing, and photos made me laugh out loud. I even read parts of it to my husband, and he liked it as well. I consider myself an accomplished (avid) napper , and still I found practical, hilarious tips to incorporate into my napping practice. I recommend this book to anyone.
I figure that during my nine years as a mom, I settled my two sons for over five thousand naps, but I also know that I didn't get to share in even a tiny fraction of that sweet, restorative sleep. Now that my boys are both in school, my day has come. This is a perfect, hilarious gem of a book. The tips, facts, and quotes are paired with wryly funny illustrations to create a fabulous gift for any expert or wannabe napper.
