Doctor Sleep

• Author : Stephen King
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release : 07 February 2023

After decades as an itinerant alcoholic, middle-aged Dan Torrance uses his remnant powers to assist the dying before coming to the aid of a twelve-year-old girl being tortured by a tribe of murderous paranormals.

• Author : Madison Smartt Bell
• Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
• Release : 01 December 2007

Sophisticated suspense from a National Book Award finalist, about a hypnotist tormented by insomnia and a hunt for a killer: “Excellent...revelatory writing.”—The Washington Post Book World Adrian Strother is a hypnotherapist who, paradoxically, can’t get to sleep. He’s left New York to ply his trade in a depressed section of London, treating phobias and addictions and doing the occasional job for Scotland Yard. That aspect of his work is about to get him involved with the

• Author : Debbie Olson
• Publisher : Lexington Books
• Release : 06 October 2020

This unique and timely collection examines childhood and the child character throughout Stephen King’s works, from his early novels and short stories, through film adaptations, to his most recent publications. King’s use of child characters within the framework of horror (or of horrific childhood) raises questions about adult expectations of children, childhood, the American family, child agency, and the nature of fear and terror for (or by) children. The ways in which King presents, complicates, challenges, or terrorizes

• Author : Louise Wiseman
• Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
• Release : 28 October 2020

Louise tells the story of how a near fatal pneumonia as an NHS GP and mother of two transformed her life and way of thinking about health. In this personal narrative of how she ‘had it all’ and then nearly lost it, she explains how she sought even better health after her recovery.

• Author : Philip L. Simpson,Patrick McAleer
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 13 November 2014

This book looks at the more recent works of fiction by Stephen King as well as an examination of his nonfiction book, On Writing, published in 2000. Works discussed in this volume include Duma Key, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Under the Dome, Joyland, and Dr. Sleep.

• Author : Hongyin Tao,Howard Hao-Jan Chen
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 20 August 2019

This book, likely the first of its kind in the English language, explores Chinese for specific and professional purposes (CSP) in terms of theorizing and developing practical applications for language teaching and learning. While research in language for specific purposes is thriving for languages such as English, there has been comparatively little such research conducted for Chinese. This volume attempts to fill the gap by bringing together practitioners from a broad international scholarly community, who share common interests yet diverse

• Author : Jim Cox
• Publisher : Radcliffe Publishing
• Release : 07 February 2023

This resource for health service managers and others responsible for performance evaluation addresses some of the reasons why doctors may fail to meet reasonable standards. Ten contributions from academics and practitioners in the UK describe factors (apart from clinical competence) that can adversely affect performance and discuss their prevention and mitigation. Sample topics include depression, alcohol abuse, cognitive impairment, sleep deprivation, and workplace culture. The volume summarizes the work of a group convened and sponsored by the UK's National Clinical

• Author : Margaret Atwood
• Publisher : Random House
• Release : 01 March 2022

** A 2022 Book to Look Forward To in The Times, i, Financial Times, Guardian, Evening Standard, New Statesman, Cosmopolitan and SheerLuxe ** From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays -- funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient -- which seek answers to Burning Questions such as: Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating? How can we live on our planet? Is it true? And is it fair?

• Author : Simone Janson
• Publisher : Best of HR - Berufebilder.de®
• Release : 07 February 2023

What the 3rd edition brings you: You support climate protection, get fast compact information and checklists from experts (overview and press reviews in the book preview) as well as in practice tested advice, which leads step by step to success - also thanks to add-on. Because the ability to sleep sufficiently long and deep is an important, but often underestimated factor for health and performance. Many people are under extreme stress, the balancing act between employer and private life overtaxes

• Author : George Beahm
• Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
• Release : 06 October 2015

The Stephen King Companion is an authoritative look at horror author King's personal life and professional career, from Carrie to The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. King expert George Beahm, who has published extensively about Maine's main author, is your seasoned guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King, covering his varied and prodigious output: juvenalia, short fiction, limited edition books, bestselling novels, and film adaptations. The book is also profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photos, color illustrations by celebrated "Dark Tower"

• Author : Rafael Pelayo
• Publisher : Hachette UK
• Release : 08 December 2020

A new, comprehensive approach to improving our sleep, from the expert sleep clinician.

• Author : Bernice M. Murphy
• Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
• Release : 04 December 2017

This groundbreaking collection provides students with a timely and accessible overview of current trends within contemporary popular fiction.

• Author : Joseph Maddrey
• Publisher : McFarland
• Release : 21 July 2021

Stephen King's fiction has formed the basis of more motion picture adaptations than any other living author. Over half a century since his earliest publications, Hollywood filmmakers continue to reinvent, reimagine, remake, and reboot King's stories, with mixed results. This book, volume 1 in a series, examines the various screen adaptations of King's first three novels: Carrie, Salem's Lot, and The Shining. Reaching further than questions of fidelity to the author and adherence to directorial visions, it charts the development of

• Author : Gina Ford
• Publisher : Random House
• Release : 31 March 2012

Sleep, or rather the lack of it, is the issue of paramount concern to the overwhelming majority of new parents. Getting enough sleep is vital for the health of a growing baby or toddler, and the sanity of mums and dads. Yet striking the right balance between their differing needs can be hard to achieve. Once sleep problems set in, they can fast demoralise and exhaust parents, undermining confidence in their ability to cope. Gina Ford has come to the

• Author : Paul Simpson
• Publisher : Hachette UK
• Release : 20 March 2014

2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Stephen King’s first novel Carrie in April 1974. Rescued from the rubbish by his wife Tabitha, the novel launched the Maine schoolteacher on a prolific and extraordinarily successful career. His name has become synonymous with horror and suspense through over fifty works, including The Dark Tower, a retelling of Byron’s Childe Harold to the Dark Tower Came. Simpson traces the writer’s life from his difficult childhood – his father went out