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"When Bear can't sleep, he goes on an adventure and discovers the wonders of New York City -- a parade, Central Park, hot dogs, and more! But when he finally gets tired and looks for a place to rest, he learns why it's called the city that never sleeps. What's a bear to do?"--
42) Insomnia
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Crime never sleeps and neither does the veteran LAPD homicide detective invited to Nightmute, Alaska to head a murder investigation there. He finds the investigation disrupted by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on his body clock. As his consciousness becomes more unstable, he is nagged by a sense of personal guilt over a second crime that might just be real.
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Evan Tanner novels volume 3
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Sometime spy Evan Tanner has accepted impossible assignments for many reasons: money, thrills, to have something to occupy his waking hours (twenty-four of them every day, in fact, since battlefield shrapnel obliterated his brain's sleep center). But this might be the first time he's put his life on the line... for love.
Tanner's agreed to smuggle a sexy Latvian gymnast-the lost lady love of a heart-sick friend-out of Russia. With the Cold War at...
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"Unable to sleep at night, Ganta Nakami is cranky in class and unpopular with his classmates. He discovers that the school observatory, once used by the now-defunct astronomy club, may be the perfect place for a nap--but he's not along. Fellow insomniac Isaki Magari is willing to share the observatory with Nakami, and a friendship between the two begins as they bond over the most unlikely things. The school forces the insomniacs' newly re-formed astronomy...
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"Millions of teens struggle with sleep and feel exhausted as a result. Goodnight Mind for Teens will help teens cope with the anxious and over-stimulating thoughts that can lead to insomnia, identify and work with their own circadian rhythm, and set up a new sleep schedule so they can improve their alertness, feel more energetic, and be in a better mood throughout the day"--
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Renowned internationally for her lyrically unsettling novels, PEN/Faulkner Award winner Chloe Aridjis now offers readers her first collection of shorter works, with an introduction by Tom McCarthy.--
"Renowned internationally for her lyrically unsettling novels, PEN/Faulkner Award winner Chloe Aridjis now offers readers her first collection of shorter works, with an introduction by Tom McCarthy. Chloe Aridjis's stories and essays are known to transport...
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Evan Tanner novels volume 2
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Evan Tanner ran head-first into a piece of shrapnel in Korea, and now he can't sleep. Ever. Which can be an asset for a dedicated linguist, term paper forger, thief, lost cause enthusiast . . .
Spy.
Tanner takes on jobs for a covert intelligence organization so secret that even those who work for it have no idea who they're working for. Now his nameless supervisor wants him to sneak behind the Iron Curtain, storm an impregnable castle in Prague...
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Restful Insomnia for the Restless Mind
If you find yourself constantly battling insomnia, this book will teach you how to gain the benefits of sleep without actually sleeping.
If you've suffered from countless nights of sleep deprivation, then this book is essential to helping you thrive in the night. Sondra Kornblatt highlights many techniques that will help insomniacs gain the benefits of sleep without ever having to sleep. If you can't fall asleep,...
49) Al caer la noche
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Jessie Sloane está intentando reconstruir su vida después de pasar años cuidando de su madre enferma. Alquila un nuevo apartamento y solicita plaza en la universidad. Pero, cuando en la universidad le informan de que su número de la seguridad social no es válido, Jessie descubre un sorprendente detalle que le hace dudar de todo lo que cree saber.
Jessie se halla de pronto en mitad de un misterio inquietante, agravado por el dolor y la falta de...
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"Studies show that sleep plays a vital role in reducing stress, lowering health risks and increasing productivity. But what happens when you simply can't sleep? Laura Harris Smith will make you aware of the harmful spiritual, emotional and physical effects of what is keeping you awake and lead you to a place of peace where you will learn to hear God speak"--
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Dog's friends are planning a surprise birthday party for him and they need a little help from Pig and Frog to gather the letters to spell out C-A-K-E. When Duck befriends a Shark, he learns that the letters S and H make the "sh" sound, and everyone else discovers that you can't judge a shark by his sharp-toothed cover. Pig's pie for Bear has gone missing, but Pig has no fears when Detective Sheep is ready to help her follow the letter clues and solve...
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"For fans of the oral history genre phenomenon World War Z, a worldwide plague of insomnia creates a devastating new apocalypse. Remember what it's like to last an entire night without sleep? That dull but constant headache. The feeling of your brain on edge. How easily irritated you were. How difficult it was to concentrate, even on seemingly menial tasks. It was just a single restless night, but everything felt just a little bit harder to do, and...
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For readers enticed by Arianna Huffington's 'The Sleep Revolution' but looking for the medical research to support the claims, two doctors have penned a guide using the latest research in an effort to get people to the state of being sleepy, the ultimate goal for insomniacs.--ipage.
54) The insomniacs
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Unable to sleep, seventeen-year-old competitive diver Ingrid, who is recovering from a head injury, and her neighbor, former best friend, and forever crush Van spend their nights together, unraveling the secrets in their quiet cul-de-sac.
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An estimated 20 million people miss between one and three days of work each week because of severe, chronic, debilitating insomnia. And, as many as forty percent of Americans over the age of 60, suffer from some type of sleep apnea. In this study, Dr. Fritz investigates these alarming statistics and attempts to help readers fully understand this serious problem.
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Insomniacs after school volume 3
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"Summer is swiftly approaching for sleepless high schoolers Nakami and Magari. Now members of their school's revived astronomy club, they're busy preparing for their first official club event, a meteor shower watch party! The city's annual fireworks festival is also coming up, and Nakami has promised to go with Magari. Every sleepless night brings the two closer, and their first high school summer promises to strengthen their bond even more..."--
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