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Brought to you by Penguin. The rock legend tells the story of his wild ride with Martin Scorsese – as friends, adventure-seekers, and boundary-pushing collaborators – with all the heart of his New York Times bestselling memoir Testimony For four decades, Robbie Robertson produced music for...

Insomnia help and real success stories from people who got their lives back from insomnia

With her new memoir Insomnia, Marina Benjamin has produced an unsettling account of an unsettling condition that treats our inability to sleep not as a disorder but as an existential experience that can electrify our understanding of ourselves and of creativity and love. Insomnia is a bravura piece of writing. At once philosophical and poetical, the book ranges widely over history and culture, literature and art, exploring a threshold experience that is intimately involved with trespass and contamination: the illicit importing of day into night.

Bill Hayes came to New York City in 2009 with a one-way ticket and only the vaguest idea of how he would get by. But, at 48 years old, having spent decades in San Francisco, he craved change. Grieving over the death of his partner, he quickly discovered the profound consolations of the city's incessant rhythms, the sight of the Empire State Building against the night sky, and New Yorkers themselves, kindred souls that Hayes, a lifelong insomniac, encountered on late-night strolls with his camera.

The rock legend tells the story of his wild ride with Martin Scorsese—as friends, adventure-seekers, and boundary-pushing collaborators—with all the heart of his New York Times bestselling memoir Testimony. “A tender portrait of shared adventure and an unflinching reflection on brotherhood...

After a single, catastrophic event, journalist Miranda Levy had one sleepless night, then another, and then another. She sought help from anyone she could: doctors, acupuncturists, reiki practitioners, hypnotists, therapists, personal trainers - but nothing seemed to work. Sleep, wellbeing and...

The author has a bad bout of insomnia and tries all sorts of ways to overcome it through a varying list of remedies. She knows that kangaroos are grazing on dewy grass just over the road and that she has a blanket of brilliant stars above her house but these comforting images do nothing to take her into sleepy oblivion. In this humorous account she recalls her miserable journey.

This program is read by the author. A renowned neurologist shares the true stories of people unable to get a good night’s rest in The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep, a fascinating exploration of the symptoms and syndromes behind sleep disorders. For Dr...

Pursue the snooze with excerpts from this vintage collection of books full of recipes, culinary tips, and general advice for the kitchen. Many recipes from a hundred or more years ago don’t exactly fit into our definition of “yummy” today, but in case you’re afraid the readings will make you hungry, I promise to read in a soft, soothing voice, with the aim of making you fall asleep before you can get up for a midnight snack. - Summary by Verla Viera

Welcome to my sleepless universe, where jazz meets thoughts and coffee feeds stories. I'm a Gemini, I'm interested in everything from ballet to pencil sharpeners. If there's a story or an experience, I'm in. My life is full of travel, work (from music teacher and choir conductor to videographer and fire safety engineer) and endless adventures. My podcast immerses you in the limitless facets of life. This is my way of learning English, so feel free to point out mistakes — I will appreciate it. Jazz, ideas and a cozy piece of life. It's better than counting sheep!

From the author of the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestseller All the Light We Cannot See and Cloud Cuckoo Land, a "dazzling" (Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran) memoir about art and adventures in Rome. Anthony Doerr has received many awards—from the New...

A podcast about what keeps you up at night, covering true crime, paranormal, things we wish we learned in school, awful people, conspiracy theories, and everything in between. U up? Hosted by Elizabeth & Margot.

Roughly 30 per cent of the population is estimated to be living with insomnia, while many more unknowingly suffer from other sleep disorders. In The Sleep Fix, Macedo aims to change that with perspective-shifting research and easy-to-implement solutions based not just on science and experts but also on her own years-long struggle.

Who killed the Black Dahlia? Is Big Foot real? What Happened to Michelle Trachtenberg? We aim to find out. Join the faux detectives as we tackle every mystery that keeps you up at night. Saying goodbye sleep and Hello Insomnia.

Ever been fascinated by the complex world of serial killers? It's so complex but also simple if you really think about it. Right? Want to get a deeper insight like, "What makes someone turn to cannibalism?" or "How do experts dissect a crime scene?" Well, "Serial Killer Trivia" will satisfy all those burning curiosities. And the ones you didn't know existed!

Do you love true crime? Mysteries? Unsolved cases? Cryptids? Conspiracies? And generally, anything spooky that keeps you up at night?Well, so do we! Up at Night is a podcast where hosts Chris Noel & Sara Adams dive into the very cases that have been keeping them awake for years!Sleep well...