A practitioner's guidebook that presents steps to assessing & treating a problem that borders on health & psychology. It is suitable for psychologists, nurses, physicians, & allied health professionals & those who deal with sufferers of chronic sleep problems. ...

Ralph's insomnia gets worse when Ed Deepneau gets out of control. Ed is obsessed with the notion that Derry is becoming the new Armageddon & that time is ticking away for the residents. An evil of imaginable propotions has began & Ralph has one chance to beat it. This book is reissued with a new graphic cover style. ...

Sent to the Arctic circle to investigate a recent murder, detective Jonas Engstrom (Stellan Skarsgard) finds himself unable to sleep due to the perpetual daylight. But things get worse for the respected cop when he fouls up an opportunity to catch the killer &, hidden from view, accidentally shoots his partner instead. Engstrom then tries to save his reputation by pinning the killing on the villain; however, the villain is the one person who saw what actually happened & he soon uses this knowledge against the cop, drawing him into a subtle & dangerous game in which their two fates become inextricably intertwined. Later remade in Hollywood with Al Pacino in the starring role. ...

Sent to Alaska to investigate the murder of a teenage girl to avoid an internal affairs investigation, respected LAPD Detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) finds himself unable to sleep due to the perpetual daylight. But things get worse for the cop when he fouls up an opportunity to catch the killer &, hidden from view, accidentally shoots his partner (Martin Donovan) instead. Dormer then tries to pin the killing on the suspect, pulp fiction novelist Walter Finch (Robin Williams); however, the villain is the one person who saw what actually happened & he begins to use this knowledge against the cop, drawing Dormer into a subtle & dangerous game in which their two fates become inextricably intertwined. Meanwhile, local rookie Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank) is also on Dormer's case as she puts together the pieces of what really happened. ...

In today's media-saturated, hyper-connected society, increasing numbers of people are finding it hard to switch off their over-stimulated brains & escape the demands of daily life. This book shows that the roots & effects of insomnia are complex, & reveals how humans have employed art, science & witchcraft to understand & treat it. ...

Who gets enough sleep? Do you? Do your friends? Combined with the stresses of our everyday lives & all of the responsibilities we must attend to, who has time for sleep? This book outlines suggestions & practices for getting a good night's sleep. ...