This book is the first definitive investigation of the neurological basis of dreaming in humans. In a brilliant review of the world literature, it re-organises the main categories of neurological dream disorder (especially the surprisingly common loss of dreams, given the new name: 'anoneira'). It also details the results of the investigation of several hundred patients who have a wide range of brain lesions, and shows that site of lesion is systematically correlated with particular changes in dreaming. Most importantly, it demonstrates that the neurological basis of dreams is NOT the same as that of REM sleep - overthowing several decades of sleep-research dogma. The link between REM and dreams had previously been used to argue that dreams must be 'random mental noise' and without meaning, but this result undercuts this argument. In the final chapter Solms offers a model of the neurological basis of the normal dream process, which has clear implications for various dream theories (eg Freud's). The book also introduces a scientific method for the investigation of the neurological basis of dreams in HUMANS, which must be an advance on previous investigations on non-human animals.Because you can't ask animals whether they were dreaming, or what they were dreaming about, much previous research has focussed on the (discredited, see above) link between REM and dreams. This book is a milestone in dream research, and is highly recommended.

I'm in 5th. grade and I'm reading this book right now and it's really cool. The pictures are so realistic and colorful. It's about a fictional city with buildings kind of from other places. It starts at 1910 and shows the peacful city with a lush green park and it's people-friendly, it's just after the Civil War and everyone's at peace. There's still cobblestone streets too! Then in 1935, it's fall time right after The Depression. It shows teeny-tiny homeless people and buildings being knocked down. Next in 1955, it's winter time and I think it's the most beautiful picture of them all. There's snow on the ground and lights decorating the buildings. Moving right along there's 1975, which was the "hippie" years, and all the once beautiful places have spray painted words on them. Then in 1988, everything is dark out (at night of course), and everything is going back to normal. Last but not least there's 1992, wich is like our world today. It makes you stop and think about the book actually. This is a must have!

"Nightwork: a history of hacks and pranks at MIT" is a well-written documentation of the ingenious stunts engineered by the super bright, super creative students at MIT. The author doesn't lose any of the hilarity in his/her description of the student hijinks.

The JANAF themorchemical tables are the standard reference for anyone interested in performing thermodynamic or chemical calculations on real substances. The data contained in these tables is an invaluable source of basic thermochemical information, collected into one place. For anyone studying equilibrium chemistry -- buy it!

This books describes in a clear way non-linear dynamical models of social phenomena, ranging from war to revolutions. The approach is straight: a simple model of a given phenomena is presented and the behaviour predicted by the equations (equilibrium states, limit cicles and so on) is compared to real examples. It can also serve as a very accesible introduction to non-linear dynamics.

I've not read the book, but would like some background on the Author. My mother's maiden name was Riste.

Gary Vliet

North Carolina Crimes is the most important reference book in my arsenal of law enforcement materials. NC Crimes is very easy to read and follow, and is the authority when it comes to assessing elements of crimes in North Carolina. I highly recommend NC Crimes to anyone working in the Criminal Justice field, or studying criminal law in North Carolina. I use NC Crimes every day, and find it to be an invaluable resource.

I've tried about a dozen texts, tapes and CD's. This course is different-it works. The tapes are definitely low tech but you hear an instructor teaching you how to learn. He knows the kind of shortcuts students will try to get away with and gives stern professorial admonitions to those who would take those short cuts. Follow this course and you'll learn to speak Japanese. You won't sound like a native speaker but you'll learn to speak Japanese. Highly recommended. This course is ichiban!

Collaboratively written by Helen and Clive Dorman under the auspices of The Jane Goodall Institute, Okomi: The New Baby is the first in a series about the relationship between a chimpanzee infant and its mother. A warm and gentle story for beginning readers, with thoughtful color illustrations by Tony Hutchings, and a deep sympathy for humans' primate relatives. Also highly recommended are the three other titles in this outstanding series for very young readers, Okomi And The Tickling Game; Okomi: Plays In The Leaves; and Okomi Climbs A Tree.

This well-written primer grounds both neophyte and experienced scientist in the culture of Western science as it is today. It explores such topics as values in science, conflicts of interest, assigning of credit, and authorship conventions, meanwhile managing to shed useful light on a whole range of other topics. I would recommend this book to any scientist, science student, or person interested in pursuing the sciences. "On Being a Scientist" fosters interest in the sciences and builds a foundation upon which to become a more informed, responsible, and productive researcher. Additionally, this text could benefit educators, policy-makers, and nonscientists by giving them a window into the pressures and experiences associated with life in the scientific realm.

Without being discouraging or unrealistically sanguine, this concise document lays out the conventions, factors, and shifts of perspective that scientists today need to know about both regarding behavioral expectations within the disciplines and the roles of science and scientist in the public domain. Subtler points of a largely unspoken scientific etiquette are also elaborated, and knowledge of these conventions and expectations can go a long way toward preventing harmful mistakes of omission, misunderstandings, and hard feelings among scientists, colleagues, and student researchers.

Ethically challenging case studies at the end of each section stimulate reflection and discussion on ethical decisions that can be especially fruitful in science or ethics of science courses. In relatively few pages, this book plants a broad spread of ideas and perspectives in the developing scientists' mind. Accounts of scientists' responses to potentially awkward or unethical situations are helpful and extend the range of possible approaches today's scientists might take given similar dilemmas (i.e. credit for pulsars).

Traditional ideas and newer ones meld together for clear, often insightful outcomes. For example, an early chapter plainly states: "Citations are part of the reward system of science." That fact and the importance of reputation have long been a reality in scientific circles. On the other end of the spectrum, one the closing chapters alludes to the limits of science in forming public policies: "But science offers only one window on human experience. While upholding the honor of their profession, scientists must seek to avoid putting scientific knowledge on a pedestal above knowledge obtained through other means." This is definitely a view that has only more recently been acknowledged. Kudos to the National Academy of Sciences for an effective, well-rounded essay on science, scientists, and responsible conduct!