Sleep & Mental Health Books

Understand how sleep quality, circadian rhythm, recovery, and rest shape mood, stress, focus, and emotional balance.

Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep cover
  • W. W. Norton & Company
  • 2012
  • 304 pages
  • $15.95 - $23.36

Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep

Accessible, engaging deep dive into sleep science through reportage. Randall's journalistic exploration makes complex research approachable and practical.

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Internal Time: Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired cover
  • Harvard University Press
  • 2012
  • 272 pages
  • $24.00

Internal Time: Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired

A warm, science-backed exploration of your internal clock and why society's schedules are making you exhausted. Essential reading for night owls and anyone curious about sleep.

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Say Good Night to Insomnia: The Six-Week, Drug-Free Program Developed at Harvard Medical School cover
  • Henry Holt and Company
  • 1998
  • 304 pages
  • $12.79 - $16.89

Say Good Night to Insomnia: The Six-Week, Drug-Free Program Developed at Harvard Medical School

Evidence-based program for beating insomnia without drugs. Works well for mild-to-moderate cases, but may disappoint those with complex sleep disorders.

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Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success cover
  • Rodale
  • 2016
  • 288 pages
  • $11.98 - $13.76

Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success

Practical sleep optimization guide with 21 evidence-backed strategies for better rest and health.

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Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps, and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind cover
  • Da Capo Lifelong Books
  • 2018
  • 208 pages
  • $14.99 - $18.99

Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps, and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind

Sports sleep coach Nick Littlehales dismantles the 8-hour myth and teaches you how to optimize recovery through 90-minute sleep cycles.

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The Power of When: Discover Your Chronotype—and the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask for a Raise, Have Sex, Write a Novel, Take Your Meds, and More cover
  • Little, Brown Spark
  • 2016
  • 384 pages
  • $11.99 - $45.00

The Power of When: Discover Your Chronotype—and the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask for a Raise, Have Sex, Write a Novel, Take Your Meds, and More

A practical guide to aligning your daily activities with your natural circadian rhythm, backed by sleep science and enhanced by Breus's clinical expertise.

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The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep cover
  • Delacorte Press
  • 1999
  • 528 pages
  • $9.99 - $18.99

The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep

Dement's seminal work argues sleep is fundamental to health. Accessible, authoritative, and eye-opening for anyone sacrificing sleep for productivity.

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The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It cover
  • Berkley (Penguin Random House)
  • 2017
  • 262 pages
  • $17.00 - $24.00

The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It

Board-certified sleep physician Dr. Winter debunks insomnia myths and offers CBT-backed, medication-free strategies for lasting sleep improvements.

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Counting Sheep: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams cover
  • Thomas Dunne Books
  • 2004
  • 432 pages
  • $0.75 - $23.19

Counting Sheep: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams

An engaging, accessible exploration of sleep science that demystifies dreams, reveals surprising truths about rest, and celebrates sleep's profound importance.

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Goodnight Mind: Turn Off Your Noisy Thoughts and Get a Good Night's Sleep cover
  • New Harbinger Publications
  • 2013
  • 192 pages
  • $11.99 - $21.95

Goodnight Mind: Turn Off Your Noisy Thoughts and Get a Good Night's Sleep

Practical, evidence-based guide to controlling racing thoughts and getting better sleep through proven CBT techniques.

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Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep: Solutions to Insomnia for Those with Depression, Anxiety, or Chronic Pain cover
  • New Harbinger Publications
  • 2009
  • 192 pages
  • $14.99 - $21.95

Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep: Solutions to Insomnia for Those with Depression, Anxiety, or Chronic Pain

Practical workbook using cognitive behavior therapy to treat insomnia, with special focus on depression, anxiety, and chronic pain comorbidities.

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Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day: A Doctor's Guide to Solving Your Sleep Problems cover
  • Springer Publishing Company (Demos Health)
  • 2014
  • 280 pages
  • $14.99 - $16.95

Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day: A Doctor's Guide to Solving Your Sleep Problems

A thorough, practical guide to understanding and treating sleep disorders from a board-certified sleep medicine physician.

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Take a Nap! Change Your Life: The Scientific Plan to Make You Smarter, Healthier, More Productive cover
  • Workman Publishing Company
  • 2006
  • 141 pages
  • $14.99 - $19.99

Take a Nap! Change Your Life: The Scientific Plan to Make You Smarter, Healthier, More Productive

The definitive scientific case for napping, with practical tools to design your ideal nap for better sleep, focus, and health.

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The Insomnia Workbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Sleep You Need cover
  • New Harbinger Publications
  • 2009
  • 224 pages
  • $12.95 - $26.95

The Insomnia Workbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Sleep You Need

A practical CBT-I workbook that teaches evidence-based sleep techniques through interactive exercises and self-assessment tools for lasting insomnia relief.

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The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep cover
  • St. Martin's Press
  • 2019
  • 368 pages

The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep

A masterful exploration of sleep neuroscience through real patient stories. Leschziner brings the science of nightmares and sleep disorders to life.

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The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night cover
  • Orion
  • 2014
  • 224 pages
  • $9.99 - $16.99

The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night

A revolutionary five-week program using mindfulness and ACT to help you stop fighting sleep and start sleeping naturally.

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The Twenty-four Hour Mind: The Role of Sleep and Dreaming in Our Emotional Lives cover
  • Oxford University Press
  • 2010
  • 224 pages
  • $15.00 - $28.00

The Twenty-four Hour Mind: The Role of Sleep and Dreaming in Our Emotional Lives

A landmark exploration of how sleep and dreams regulate emotions, by sleep researcher Rosalind Cartwright. Essential reading for understanding the mind's 24-hour emotional cycle.

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The Sleep Revolution cover
  • Harmony
  • 2016
  • 416 pages
  • $17.99

The Sleep Revolution

A wake-up call about our culture of sleep deprivation and a readable, if uneven, guide to reclaiming rest.

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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams cover
  • Scribner
  • 2017
  • 368 pages
  • $13.99 - $29.99

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

A UC Berkeley sleep scientist's landmark case that sleep is the most powerful health intervention available to us - told with urgency and style.

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