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40 books - from works by Tim Winton to Margaret Atwood, Homer and Chaucer to J. K. Rowling - never prescriptive, often funny, these stories celebrate the transformative power of reading.

This revised edition of 2009's "The Lost Art Of Sleep" finds its author reflecting on how his life-long difficulty sleeping came to a head with the birth of twins, causing him to reflect on the sleep habits of great thinkers from throughout history, art and science, and leading him into a deep exploration of sleeping's importance.

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Michael McGirr always had trouble sleeping. The arrival of baby twins, however, made him realize that he'd never before known true exhaustion. And while he celebrated these small children who brought him so much joy and tiredness, he found himself on a desperate and bone-weary journey in search of just a few extra winks a night. It was an adventure that would teach him more about what exactly sleep is, why we need it, and what it means when we...

Rich with charm and wisdom, this travelogue/memoir by a priest who takes his indomitable mother on the European honeymoon she and her late husband never got around to taking is filled with musings on their hilarious travels and the historical figures who dot their voyage.