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By: David N. Shier, Jackie L. Butler, Ricki Lewis ISBN: 0073503509 Publisher: McGraw Hill Release Date: 2007 Bioscience book rank: 1609365
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By: David N. Shier, Jackie L Butler, Ricki Lewis ISBN: 0071107851 Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education Release Date: 01 April, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 1155792
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By: Katherine A. Sloman, Sigal Balshine, Rod W. Wilson ISBN: 0123504481 Publisher: Academic Press Release Date: 13 December, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 1325732
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By: Michel Billiard ISBN: 0306474069 Publisher: Springer Release Date: 30 September, 2003 Bioscience book rank: 1545222
| Although this book contains superb information on all aspects of sleep, the publishing job is abysmal. The type is tiny; the language suffers from disparate terms for similar structures like the pineal gland (epiphysis); figures are sometimes illegible. Legends do not explain the figures. And, worst of all, the index is useless. Most index items anyone would want to look up are not listed. Even some listed items are referred to unlisted entries -- for instance, look up "temperature." You are referred to "Thermoregulation," which is not listed.
<br />A book of this sort will most frequently be used for reference. Yet the most important item in a reference is an index. This book essentially has none. Perhaps if it came out on CD one could Google for items of interest.
<br />Ricker Polsdorfer MD
The impressive, comprehensive volume is.....a very useful book on all aspects of sleep and its disorders: it is up-to-date, suitably large to serve well as a handbook, and the comprehensive bibliographies form a link to the vast available literature in the field. The book is a valuable encyclopedia for readers involved in sleep medicine or interested in sleep disorders. All chapters feature an extensive bibliography, which makes it useful for those wishing to delve into the literature. At the end one finds the most important questionnaires in use for evaluating insomnia, hypersomnia, and disorders of circadian rhythm. The glossary of terms is most useful. Review by Dag Stenberg, University of Helsinki |
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By: Gerard J. Tortora ISBN: 047157354X Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Release Date: 22 August, 2003 Bioscience book rank: 1163627
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By: UNKNOWN ISBN: 1565858549 Publisher: The Teaching Company Release Date: 2002 Bioscience book rank: 1673027
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By: Adalberto Luis Val, Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida e Val, David J. Randall ISBN: 0123504457 Publisher: Academic Press Release Date: 04 July, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 1515977
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By: John F. Steffensen, Anthony P. Farrell ISBN: 0123504465 Publisher: Academic Press Release Date: 29 August, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 1635069
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By: Sylvia S. Mader ISBN: 0072935154 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Release Date: 16 January, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 704129
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By: Donna M. Van Wynsberghe ISBN: 0072297840 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Release Date: 21 July, 1998 Bioscience book rank: 1403101
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