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You may as well begin with the idea that you can sound great!Voice and Diction Mechanics: A Practical Application for Optimizing Your Vocal Expression gives orderly instruction on how to improve your voice and diction.  Using your voice and diction to its best advantage begins with an understanding of vocal variety and exercises in creating a more effective, expressive use of vocal properties.  To strengthen the meaning of a message, these practices include an understanding of an appropriate use...

Originally published in 1991, the recent developments in the study of phonological disorders in children had led to a fruitful interaction between speech pathology and phonology. It is one aspect of the application of linguistic theory to the study of speech and language disorders which had opened up a new field, clinical linguistics. This book brings together the concerns of the linguist and the speech pathologist; the essays chosen share the quality of not discussing theory or therapy without...

The 50 million Americans who suffer from insomnia need - and want - this answer now.There is no "one size fits all" solution to insomnia because, as this revolutionary book illustrates, there are three types that affect those who suffer from it: difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and broken sleep. And each of them requires a specialized treatment program. Now, leading experts in the evaluation and treatment of insomnia deliver personalized programs that provide relief for solv...

If there’s one thing a century or more of sleep science has established, it’s that sleep deserves to be a priority. It's not. We hear much about the importance of exercise to our long-term well-being, and how diet and health are inextricably linked. Sleep, however, is typically an afterthought. Complicating the matter, people commonly mistake how much sleep they get for how much they need. As many as 70 million U.S. adults are being deprived of the restful sleep their bodies require for good...

Comience hoy mismo un nuevo estilo de vida para que tenga una vida llena de vitalidad y sosegada.   Vivimos en una sociedad agitada en la que nadie pareciera tener suficiente tiempo. Más de la mitad de los adultos sufren de insomnio, y millones de personas viven al borde del colapso mental y físico debido a la falta de sueño. Alrededor de cuarenta y dos millones de prescripciones de pastillas para dormir son preparadas en Estados Unidos cada año, tanto para adultos como para niños. Esta falta...

Gayle Greene has suffered from chronic insomnia all her life. She has explored an astonishing array of remedies, from hardcore sleeping pills to alternative therapies, and has found ways of coping, but never a cure. This book is written for and about the silent multitude of people who suffer from chronic insomnia, and whose lives are permanently distorted by it. In INSOMNIAC, Gayle travels the world in a quest for answers, interviewing neurologists, sleep researchers, doctors, psychotherapists a...

What does a place sound like – and how does the sound of place affect our perceptions, experiences, and memories? The Sound of a Room takes a poetic and philosophical approach to exploring these questions, providing a thoughtful investigation of the sonic aesthetics of our lived environments. Moving through a series of location-based case studies, the author uses his own field recordings as the jumping-off point to consider the underlying questions of how sonic environments interact with our ide...

There is an epidemic of fatigue running rampant in our society. Every morning, hundreds of thousands of women wake up to find themselves exhausted, overwhelmed, and overstressed. Groggily turning off the alarm, they reach for coffee, soda, or some other promise of energy. They suffer through the day--irritable, on edge, forgetful, depressed, and craving sweets. And then, at night, they have trouble sleeping. Diet and exercise don't seem to change things--if they even have the energy to follow th...

Suzy Giordano, affectionately known as "The Baby Coach," shares her highly effective sleep-training method in this step-by-step guide to let both baby and parent enjoy long, peaceful nights. Full of common sense and specific tips, the Baby Coach's plan offers time- and family-tested techniques to help any baby up to the age of 18 months who has trouble sleeping through the night.Originally developed for newborn multiples, this sleep-training method worked so well with twins and triplets that fam...

Does it seem like everyone but you can sleep properly?Are you frustrated or confused about why sleep doesn’t work for you? Does it take a long time for you to fall asleep? Do you constantly wake up in the middle of the night, with trouble falling back to sleep? Do you struggle with your sleep health because you can’t develop a plan for better sleep habits? You are not alone! Sleep geek Tara Youngblood has been on a quest to help people sleep better since 2007. After struggling with insomnia, she...