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Secrets Of Sleep (Paperback)

by Alexander Borbley (Author) "When we go to bed at night, we enter an altered state of consciousness that lasts for a number of hours..." (more)
Key Phrases: modern sleep research, sleep propensity, monoamine theory, United States, University of Zurich, Irene Tobler (more...)

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One of the world’s leading sleep researchers provides the latest word on sleep, dreams, and sleep disorders.

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Text: English, German (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Basic Books (July 11, 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0465075932
ISBN-13: 978-0465075935
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,300,530 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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modern sleep research, sleep propensity, monoamine theory, sleep profile, sleep substance, sleep regulation, evening types, sleep mechanisms, short sleepers, rapid waves, long sleepers, sleep episodes, sleep deficit, sleep stages

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United States, University of Zurich, Irene Tobler, Don Juan, New York, Randy Gardner, Walter Hess

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This book cites 23 books:

The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud on 4 pages
Grammar of Dreams by FOULKES on page 67, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Sleep and Wakefulness (Midway Reprint) by Nathaniel Kleitman on page 20, page 32, and Back Matter
Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep, by William C. Dement in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Romeo and Juliet (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by Margaret Early on page 38

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9 books cite this book:

Sleep Thinking: The Revolutionary Program That Helps You Solve Problems, Reduce Stress, and Increase Creativity While You Sleep by Eric Maisel on page 26, and Back Matter
The Energy of Life: The Science of What Makes Our Minds and Bodies Work by Guy C. Brown in Back Matter
The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Demitri Papolos M.D. in Back Matter
Our Solarian Legacy: Multidimensional Humans in a Self-Learning Universe by Paul Von Ward on page 204
Sleep and Dreaming: Third Edition by Jacob Empson in Back Matter

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