Dr. Aric Prather is a world-renowned sleep scientist and an expert clinician sleep psychologist at the UCSF insomnia clinic, where he uses empirically validated behavioral treatments to promote long-lasting restorative sleep. In his new book THE SLEEP PRESCRIPTION: Seven Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest(Penguin Life, Nov. 1), he shares the novel strategies that have helped hundreds upon hundreds of sleep-deprived patients get their lives back by getting their sleep back on track. Presented as a seven-day plan for learning the skills to sleep well, Dr. Prather goes beyond the obvious solutions and reveals how the path to a good night’s sleep doesn’t begin at bedtime, it starts as soon as you wake up.