Draws on the latest cutting-edge research and compelling stories to illustrate the serious physical, emotional, and societal consequences of poor sleep, reveal the emerging explanations for why people sleep, illuminate the wide array of sleep disorders, and explain what people can all do to get a better night's rest.

Explains in simple language the importance of getting enough sleep.

There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night, the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often as necessary. If you don't believe in letting your baby cry it out, but desperately want to sleep, there is now a third option, presented in Elizabeth Pantley's sanity-saving book The No-Cry Sleep Solution. Pantley's successful...

Dad tries various activities to get Susie tired enough to take her nap, but they exhaust him instead of her.

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 restless leg syndrome and circadian sleep disorders.

A collection of humorous poems about bedtime.