The Edge Of Sleep

Author : Jake Emanuel,Willie Block
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250284921

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The Edge of Sleep by Jake Emanuel,Willie Block Pdf

What if the whole world fell asleep...and didn’t wake up again? Dave Torres, a night watchman in a placid coastal town, knows all about sleep troubles. Since childhood, he’s battled terrors and nightmares. Sometimes those battles leak into his waking life, with disastrous consequences for those he loves. Now Dave lives alone and self-medicates to neutralize his dreams. It’s not much of a life, he knows. The morning after Independence Day, Santa Mira, California, is so quiet Dave can hear the ocean from miles away. Traffic signals blink from red to green over empty intersections. Storefronts remain locked up tight. Every radio station whispers static. And all over town, there are bodies, lying right where their owners left them. Dead right where they slept. Dave—along with his ex-girlfriend, Katie, his best friend, Matteo, and Linda, a nurse he’s just met—struggle to unravel the mystery before sleep overtakes them all. Except the answer to the mystery might lie in the one place that frightens Dave most: His twisted, unnerving dreams. Now Dave and his friends must straddle the liminal boundary between life and death as they fight to save everyone they’ve ever loved—and to keep their eyes open. Because if any of them falls asleep now, it will be the last thing they ever do.

Author : David Wiltse
Publisher : Graymalkin Media
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781631680540

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The Edge of Sleep by David Wiltse Pdf

Becker searches Appalachia for a bizarre pair of serial killers. Dee tears through the closet, looking for something to beat Ash with. The hangers are no good, so she asks for his belt. He hands it over willingly, and hangs his head as she beats him unconscious. Her rages have gotten worse ever since they started kidnapping the boys. Ash does not mind the pain, but the boys cry when Dee beats them. It hurts Ash to hear them cry, for he loves the boys dearly—so dearly that he is always willing to kill them to stop the tears. When another boy vanishes from an Appalachia shopping mall, the FBI calls on retired agent John Becker, who knows better than anyone how serial killers think. But Dee and Ash are not like any killer he has chased before, and catching them will mean going into a darker place than he ever has before.

Author : Rowan Somerville
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0393066606

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The End of Sleep by Rowan Somerville Pdf

With Irish wit and passion, Somerville crafts a riotous love letter to Arab culture--its sense of honor and friendship, its food and humor, and above all, its storytelling.

Author : Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780615142739

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The Flame of Transformation Turns to Light (Ninety-Nine Ghazals Written in English) / Poems by Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore Pdf

THE FLAME OF TRANSFORMATION TURNS TO LIGHT is a book of poems in traditional ghazal form, the first half begun in Turkey, companion volume to "open form" poems written at a later visit, published in 2006 as Love is a Letter Burning in a High Wind (The Ecstatic Exchange). Visiting the epiphany-inducing tombs of Mevlana Rumi and his spiritual companion Shems in Konya, their baraka bathing the journey, the grave of Turkey's great native Sufi poet, Yunus Emre, and traveling through a land of such subtle spirituality, these poems chronicle an imagistic diary through both interior and exterior countrysides, with the second half continued in the same vein at home in Philadelphia.

Author : Brandon West
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476681405

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At the Edge of Existence by Brandon West Pdf

Few scary stories begin with a disclaimer that they are fictional. Instead, they claim to be true even when they are not. Such stories blur the line between fiction and reality, pushing audiences to consider where fiction ends and reality begins. These kinds of horror stories comprise the understudied subgenre of liminal horror. As the first book on this subject, this volume surveys a variety of liminal horror films. It discusses the different variations within liminal horror's sub-genres and considers why horror films are obsessed with the natures of, and borders between, fiction and reality. After first laying out the basic traits of the horror genre in the context of liminality, this book then dives into film more specifically and how the medium is uniquely situated to explore the movement between the fictional and the real. Through lenses such as dreaming, memory, and perception, the following chapters explore the role liminal horror plays in the the human psyche's subconscious/unconscious, and the various functions of the human mind in perceiving, or misperceiving, reality.

Author : David Wiltse
Publisher : Arrow
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Becker, Detective (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 043400037X

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The Edge of Sleep by David Wiltse Pdf

Author : Paul Huebener
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780228020400

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Restless in Sleep Country by Paul Huebener Pdf

Sleep, and the lack of it, is a public obsession and an enormous everyday quandary. Troubled sleep tends to be seen as an individual problem and personal responsibility, to be fixed by better habits and tracking gadgets, but the reality is more complicated. Sleep is a site of politics, culture, and power. In Restless in Sleep Country Paul Huebener pulls back the covers on cultural representations of sleep to show how they are entangled with issues of colonialism, homelessness, consumer culture, technology and privacy, the exploitation of labour, and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Even though it almost entirely evades direct experience, sleep is the subject of a variety of potent narratives, each of which can serve to clarify and shape its role in our lives. In Canada, cultural visions of slumber circulate through such diverse forms as mattress commercials, billboards, comic books, memoirs, experimental poetry, and bedtime story phone apps. By guiding us through this imaginative landscape, Huebener shows us how to develop a critical literacy of sleep. Lying down and closing our eyes is an act that carries surprisingly high stakes, going beyond individual sleep troubles. Restless in Sleep Country illuminates the idea of sleep as a crucial site of inequity, struggle, and gratification.

Author : Daniel Rogers,Laqaixit Glenda Tewee
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781664170346

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Asleep at the Edge of Hell by Daniel Rogers,Laqaixit Glenda Tewee Pdf

CULTURE SHOCK: "Dave was in traction from a near-fatal highway accident, when Jim Camp, the Nurse Practitioner, and Petit Kahamba invited me to go fishing. We snaked through the jungle down to a crater lake, stepped into a wooden dugout, and then the men threw lit dynamite which exploded into the water. I was stunned. Fish floated up to the surface and were netted for a feast. Things in Africa were not the norm as one should expect!"

Author : Kat Duff
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781476753287

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The Secret Life of Sleep by Kat Duff Pdf

Unlock the astonishing facts, myths, and benefits of one of the most endangered human resources—sleep. It has become increasingly clear that our sleep shapes who we are as much as, if not more than, we shape it. While most sleep research hasn’t ven­tured far beyond research labs and treatment clinics, The Secret Life of Sleep taps into the enormous reservoir of human experiences to illuminate the complexities of a world where sleep has become a dwindling resource. With a sense of infectious curiosity, award winning author Kat Duff mixes cutting-edge research with insightful narratives, surpris­ing insights, and timely questions to help us better understand what we’re losing before it’s too late. The Secret Life of Sleep tackles the full breadth of what sleep means to people the world over. Embark on an exploration of what lies behind and beyond our eyelids when we surrender to the secret life of sleep.

Author : Dr Nicholas Mabbott
Publisher : Australian Self Publishing Group
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781922920676

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The Wonders of Sleep by Dr Nicholas Mabbott Pdf

Noticed a few driving errors lately or getting to your destination and wondering how? Motivation at work or at home dropping off? Sometimes we just don’t get the sleep we need. There appears to be a war against sleep. Yet sleep underpins so much in relation to health and wellness, safety, and productivity. Most people don’t really know how much better their lives could be, until they get three nights of adequate sleep in a row.

Author : Jonathan Coe
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0241967740

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The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe Pdf

Set in a private clinic that treats sleep disorders Jonathan Coe's novel, told in 6 sections, relates to wakefulness, drowsiness and the 4 stages of sleep. In the novel he explores 'lost' movies and forgotten dreams.

Author : Matthew Walker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781501144318

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Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker Pdf

"Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity ... An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now ... neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming"--Amazon.com.

Author : Evany Thomas
Publisher : McSweeney's
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129804907

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The Secret Language of Sleep by Evany Thomas Pdf

Some couples wonder if they have the mettle for a committed relationship, or the momentum for long-distance love, or the reflexes for fighting crime. Unsure couples waste years looking for answers in each other's eyes, or in the offices of behavioral therapists. And yet, each night their sleeping bodies reveal more than any doctor or private detective could ever discover. With this book, a couple can unlock the meaning of their chosen pose. All thirty-nine poses (including Classic Spoons, the Tobogganer, and Softserve Swirl) come with easy-to-identify illustrations, detailed descriptions, and training tips. Handy icons indicate which positions are most therapeutic for snorers, outdoorsmen, or those who work on their feet.

Author : Hermann Dietz,Mario Brock,Margareta Klinger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642706035

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Extra-Intracranial Vascular Anastomoses Microsurgery at the Edge of the Tentorium by Hermann Dietz,Mario Brock,Margareta Klinger Pdf

This 13th volume of Advances in Neurosurgery presents thos.e papers held at the 35th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery in Hannover, June 13-16, 1984. Of 150 papers submitted, the program com mittee of the Society chose 69 for presentation. I would like to thank Professors Bock, Brock, Jensen, Wenker, and Wlillenweber for their as sistance in the selection. It was the intention of the President of the Congress at this meeting to lay special scientific emphasis on discussion. For this reason the number of papers had to be limited even more than usual in order to give all participants the opportunity for questions and the presenta tion of their own experience. The main topic of the first day was Extra-Intracranial Anastomoses. Here the operative experience and the long-term results of these operations in the German-speaking countries were reviewed. This discussion was preceded a day earlier by a satellite symposium on the possibilities of the prophylaxis and treatment of ischemic neurological deficits fol lowing subarachnoid hemorrhage by means of calcium antagonists. Microsurgery at the Edge of the Tentorium was the second main topic. In co operation with the SOCiety's microneurosurgery working group, only a small number of lectures were planned, but the topic was covered thor oughly in a round-table discussion.

Author : Roy Bing Chan
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295999005

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The Edge of Knowing by Roy Bing Chan Pdf

The Edge of Knowing explores the relationship between the rhetoric of dreams and realist literary practice in modern Chinese literature from the May Fourth Era in the early twentieth century through the period just following the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976. The writers� attention to dreams demonstrates the multiple influences of Western psychology, utopian desire for revolutionary change, and the enduring legacy of traditional Chinese philosophy. At the same time, modern Chinese writers used their work to represent social reality for the purpose of nation-building. Recent political usage of dream rhetoric in the People�s Republic of China attests to the continuing influence of dreams on the imagination of Chinese modernity. By employing a number of critical perspectives, The Edge of Knowing will appeal to readers seeking to understand the complicated relationship between literary form and Chinese history and politics.�