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Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"The world will know her name. The average person spends 33 years of their life asleep. But, in this mysterious shadow world, how can we ever know who we really become? In 2019, Anna Ogilvy was a budding twenty-five-year-old writer with a bright future ahead of her. Then, one night, she stabbed two people to death with no apparent motive and hasn't woken up since. Her deep sleep is known by neurologists as 'resignation syndrome', a rare functional...
Author
Series
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"What do happy nappers need? They need a little rest so they can be their best. Open this book and get ready to close those sleepy eyes, snuggle up with a cuddly friend, and take a little break. See you when you wake!"--Back cover.
"¿Para qué duermes la siesta? ¡Para estar feliz! Necesitas descansar un rato para dar lo mejor de ti. Abre este libro y prepárate: ya llega el sueño a esos ojitos; abraza a tu peluche más querido, descansa un rato...
5) Metal baby
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The Mumfords are a quiet family. They live on a quiet street and enjoy quiet things. So imagine their surprise when they bring home... a Metal Baby! The Mumfords try their best to quiet his cries. But he just gets louder and louder. Soon he's rocking all day and all night. And he's attracting a lot of fans! The Mumfords are exhausted. Their quiet souls are crushed. Is there any way to put Metal Baby to sleep?"--
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Journalist Kenneth Miller weaves science with history to tell the story of four outsider academics who carried the study of sleep from fringe discipline to mainstream obsession. In the 1920s Nathaniel Kleitman founded the world's first dedicated sleep lab, with breakthrough experiments in 1938. Kleitman mentored Eugene Aserinsky who discovered REM sleep, and William Dement, who became known as the father of sleep medicine. Dement, in turn, mentored...
7) The newborn twins sleep guide: the nap and nighttime sanity saver for your duo's first five months
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The Newborn Twins Sleep Guide provides clear guidance and a gentle approach to help you feel better about the entire sleep process, from A to ZZZs, and helps your twins sleep just a little bit better right now"--
Author
Publisher
Educatoinal Development Corporation
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
What happens when you fall asleep? Why do we need sleep? And what are dreams? Curious little children can lift over 30 flaps to find the answers to these questions and many more in this delightful introduction to sleep, with simple explanations and gorgeous illustrations on every page.
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