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Previous Volume 352:847 February 24, 2005 Number 8

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By Michael H. Silber, Lois E. Krahn, and Timothy I. Morgenthaler. 392 pp., illustrated. London, Taylor & Francis, 2004. $99.95. ISBN 1-84214-190-2.

This is a very clearly written book with many illustrations, graphs, case vignettes, and succinct definitions. The authors have constructed an effective didactic tool that would serve well as the first reading material for anyone seeking information on sleep and its disorders. It should be highly recommended to graduate and medical students, residents, fellows, and sleep technologists. Candidates for the sleep medicine board examination will find this book to be a very useful review. It achieves its goal of serving as a practical compendium rather than as an all-inclusive textbook. The contents provide a solid foundation of knowledge regarding sleep . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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