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You will spend roughly one-third of your life asleep - and you have almost certainly never been taught why, or what happens when it goes wrong. Sleep: The Psychology of Rest takes readers inside the science and psychology of sleep: the circadian clock that governs when you feel alert or exhausted, the REM cycles that process your emotions overnight, and the cognitive patterns that turn a few bad nights into chronic insomnia. Written for students and curious readers alike, it explains not just what the research says, but why it matters and what to do with it. Across thirteen chapters, readers explore how sleep shapes memory, emotion, decision-making, and physical health; how disorders from insomnia to sleep apnea develop and are treated; and how dreaming fits into the larger story of the resting brain. The book closes with a practical framework for building a personal sleep plan grounded in the same evidence it teaches. Informed, clear, and genuinely useful - this is the sleep education most people never received.

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Rodgir Cohen, PhD, PsyD, is an interdisciplinary scholar and educator whose work spans psychology, religion, political science, and ethics. He holds a Doctor of Psychology from California Southern University and a Doctor of Philosophy from Avondale University, along with graduate degrees in Jewish Studies, Political Science, and Religious Studies. A prolific author, he has written more than thirty books across psychology, ethics, political science, and religious studies. Sleep: The Psychology of Rest grows directly from his classroom experience teaching psychology and his longstanding interest in the intersection of mental health, behavior, and human flourishing.

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