Great Sleep! Reduced Cancer! 2nd Edition"

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Great Sleep! Reduced Cancer! 2nd Edition"

Name: Great Sleep! Reduced Cancer! 2nd Edition"
Author: Richard L. Hansler
ISBN: 978-1500231378

A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO GREAT SLEEP AND REDUCED RISK OF CANCER

by Richard L. Hansler ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 16, 2014

Presents a limited number of practicable tips based on others’ research.

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This compilation of scientific abstracts and anecdotal testimonies discusses the relationship between health and light exposure.

In this second edition, Hansler compiles studies from a growing body of research related to the myriad effects of prolonged exposure to artificial light. Hansler investigates the implications of our increasing reliance on technology and how added time in artificial lighting can alter our bodies’ natural regulation systems, such as the melatonin flow that affects circadian rhythms. To encourage a more regulated sleep schedule, he posits a solution based on altering the flow of melatonin before bed by using either glasses with amber-colored lenses or minimizing blue light exposure before bed. This simple remedy vastly improves sleep quality, he says, with far-reaching effects on overall health, including cancer prevention. Hansler finds sweeping implications for this low–blue-light lifestyle: how it could regulate the sleep patterns (and therefore long-term health) of night-shift workers, boost students’ energy (and therefore academic capacities), treat seasonal affective disorder, and even moderate some kinds of mental illness. The book jumps among practical applications, such as fighting insomnia and combating jet lag, to uses that require a lengthier leap, such as mitigating bipolar episodes through darkness therapy and countering postpartum depression by regulating sleep for new mothers. Light on original research, the book frequently presents (without comment) research from disparate sources, including press releases. The result is a spectrum of conclusions ranging from generalizations to his support, which sometimes verges on product endorsement. The first half of the book, Hansler notes, remains nearly unchanged from the book’s first edition. Chapters in the second half serve as companions to those in the first, though much of the content is repeated; substantial edits would be welcome. Likewise, the book’s findings could use a more cohesive presentation.

Presents a limited number of practicable tips based on others’ research.

Pub Date: Sept. 16, 2014

ISBN: 978-1500231378

Page Count: 194

Publisher: CreateSpace

Review Posted Online: March 20, 2015

Review Program: Kirkus Indie

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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NUTCRACKER

by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996

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This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)

Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996

ISBN: 0-15-100227-4

Page Count: 136

Publisher: Harcourt

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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THE NUTCRACKER
by E.T.A. Hoffmann & illustrated by Julie Paschkis

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TO THE ONE I LOVE THE BEST

EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF LADY MENDL (ELSIE DE WOLFE)

by Ludwig Bemelmans ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 23, 1955

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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.