Interesting Books

Jerome Siegel The Neural Control of Sleep and Waking

Jerome Siegel – The Neural Control of Sleep and Waking
Springer | 2002 | ISBN: 0387954929 | Pages: 232 | PDF | 3.54 MB
Why we need to sleep is not actually known, but it is a topic that continues to intrigue us and it is still very much the subject of active research. The author takes [...]

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Edward F. Pace Schott Mark Solms Sleep and Dreaming: Scientific Advances and Reconsiderations

Edward F. Pace-Schott, Mark Solms – Sleep and Dreaming: Scientific Advances and Reconsiderations
Cambridge University Press | 2003 | ISBN: 0521008697 | Pages: 374 | PDF | 3.50 MB
From the study of brainstem-based models of sleep cycle control, current research is moving toward combined brainstem/forebrain models of sleep cognition. The book presents five papers by contemporary [...]

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Mary A. Carskadon Adolescent Sleep Patterns: Biological Social and Psychological Influences

Mary A. Carskadon – Adolescent Sleep Patterns: Biological, Social, and Psychological Influences
Cambridge University Press | 2002 | ISBN: 0521642914 | Pages: 318 | PDF | 1.21 MB
Adolescents are among the most sleep deprived populations in our society. This book explores the genesis and development of sleep patterns at this phase of the life span. It [...]

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Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem

Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem
National Academies Press | 2006 | ISBN: 0309101115 | Pages: 424 | PDF | 1.65 MB
Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly in the last few years, but scientific research is not keeping pace. Sleep apnea, insomnia, and restless legs [...]

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Helen Driver Sleep and Disorders of Sleep in Women An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

Helen Driver – Sleep and Disorders of Sleep in Women, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics
Saunders | 2008 | ISBN: 1416058710 | Pages: 240 | PDF | 1.91 MB
This valuable resource is devoted specifically to sleep disorders in women and explores the following topics: sleep and the menstrual cycle; circadian rhythms and shiftworking women; the [...]

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Diana Lawrenson It’s True! Your Bones Are Stronger Than Concrete

Diana Lawrenson – It’s True! – Your Bones Are Stronger Than Concrete
Allen | 2008 | ISBN: 1741147328 | Pages: 96 | PDF | 5.36 MB
Pssst! It’s true! This is the best book on bones you’ll ever read!
Did you know that Santa Claus once punched a bishop? Have you heard of weaver’s bottom and housemaid’s knee? [...]

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John Barwick It’s True: Bushrangers Lost Their Heads

John Barwick – It’s True: Bushrangers Lost Their Heads
Allen | 2006 | ISBN 1741142989 | Pages: 82 | PDF | 5.36 MB
Psst! It’s True! This is the best book on bushrangers you’ll ever read!
Did you know that the first ever bushranger in Australia was an African? Or that the Kelly gang held parties with their [...]

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Sue Bursztynski It’s True! Your Cat Could Be a Spy

Sue Bursztynski – It’s True! Your Cat Could Be a Spy
Allen | 2006 | ISBN: 1741146062 | Pages: 96 | PDF | 5.30 MB
Psst! It’s true! This is the best book on SPIES you’ll ever read!
How would you find out a secret without getting caught? You need the inside story on sneaky spy gadgets, crazy [...]

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Michael J. Tyler It’s True! Frogs Are Cannibals

Michael J. Tyler – It’s True! Frogs Are Cannibals
Allen | 2004 | ISBN: 1741142717 | Pages: 96 | PDF | 5.31 MB
Psst! It’s true! This is the best book on FROGS you’ll ever read!
Where do frogs go in the daytime? Is the Boiling Frog Theory true? How do frogs climb up sheets of glass? Mike [...]

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Thalia Kalkipsakis It’s True! Sleep Makes You Smarter

Thalia Kalkipsakis – It’s True! Sleep Makes You Smarter
Allen | 2007 | ISBN: 1741148626 | Pages: 96 | PDF | 5.40 MB
Psst! It’s true! This is the best book on SLEEP you’ll ever read!
Did you know that astronauts don’t snore? And that lack of sleep can kill you faster than starvation?
Dive under the doona and [...]

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