The Insomniac's Handbook - Softcover

Stella, Alain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789305887 ISBN 13: 9780789305886

Publisher: Universe, 2001

Synopsis

It's 3 a.m. and you can't sleep. You're frustrated. You're worried about being exhausted the next day. What do you do? The Insomniac's Handbook is here to help. This charming, whimsical collection of folk remedies, bedside rituals, lullabies, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction is designed to comfort and cure the unhappy insomniac by easing the transition from stressful days to restful nights.

The text first addresses the irritation of being awake while the rest of the world slumbers. Then, selections from well-known writers highlight the pleasures of the midnight hour and beyond. Once the reader begins to feel relaxed, the book offers homeopathic sleep aids, breathing techniques, tips, and recipes to help insomniacs feel drowsy. The final chapter provides soothing lullabies to send the reader peacefully off to dreamland.

Lushly illustrated with photographs by Ben Asen, this collection features contributions by Fran Lebowitz, Lord Byron, Gary Krist, Steven Wright, Stephen Dixon, John Milton, Woody Allen, Dorothy Parker, Alfred Tennyson, Van Morrison, and Richard and Robert Sherman.

About this title

About the Author

Jancee Dunn is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and a VJ for MTV2.

Ben Asen is a New York-based photographer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Universe
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0789305887
• ISBN 13: 9780789305886
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144