A quiet night on a country road. The stillness shattered by a car engulfed in flames, & a burned body discovered in the driver's
...J is a student at a school deep in a forest far away from the rest of the world.
J is one of only twenty-six students,
...
Gayle Greene has suffered from chronic insomnia all her life. She has explored an astonishing array of remedies, from hardcore sleeping pills to alternative therapies, & has found ways of coping, but never a cure. This book is written for & about the silent multitude of people who suffer from chronic insomnia, & whose lives are permanently distorted by it. In INSOMNIAC, Gayle travels the world in a quest for answers, interviewing neurologists, sleep researchers, doctors, psychotherapists & insomniacs of all sorts. What comes of her journey is an up-to-date account of what is known about insomnia, providing the information every insomniac needs to know to make intelligent choices amongst the vast selection of medicines & therapies. It is a fascinating account of Gayle's struggle, but it is also a timely & much-needed call to arms for more research into what really causes insomnia
- so that the patient isn't automatically considered to be the one to blame.