Exploring the night and the effect it has on the human race, this series of essays begins with mankind's quest to light up the night. It continues by questioning what happens when we sleep, why we dream and what language we dream in. The study ends with night in modern cities - how we make darkness safe, and how we inhabit it. Alvarez visits a sleep laboratory, spends a night on a mountain and another in a New York squad car. He gives an understanding of the language of dreams and an explanation of how dreams affect our ...
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Exploring the night and the effect it has on the human race, this series of essays begins with mankind's quest to light up the night. It continues by questioning what happens when we sleep, why we dream and what language we dream in. The study ends with night in modern cities - how we make darkness safe, and how we inhabit it. Alvarez visits a sleep laboratory, spends a night on a mountain and another in a New York squad car. He gives an understanding of the language of dreams and an explanation of how dreams affect our waking selves.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x1; First U.K. edition, first printing. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. Dust jacket in a mylar cover. Touch of wear to head of spine. 8vo. 288pp. Please see our photo.
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. From the collection of Robyn (Mrs. Charles) Krauthammer. A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
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Fine. First edition. Fine in wrappers, a paperback. Advance readers edition. Glossy cover. Clean pages. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. 304 p. Audience: General/trade; Professional and scholarly; College/higher education. VERY NICE COPY--TEXT CLEAN AND TIGHT--VERY SLIGHT SHELF WARE--AS NEW--GIFT
