An overview of most major areas of current knowledge of sleep written for the intelligent layperson--also suitable as a review for the professional. very clearly written, up-to-date and authoritative.

Broughton RJ and Ogilvie RD (Eds). Sleep, Arousal, and Performance. Birkhauser, Boston, 1992.

Chase MH et al. (Eds). Sleep Research, Vols. 1-22. Brain Information Service/Brain Research Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1972-1993.

Abstracts of papers presented at annual meetings of the Association of Professional Sleep Societies. Critical reviews of recently published important studies of sleep as well as a bibliography of the sleep literature published during 1972 is also included. An excellent vehicle for keeping up with recent developments in sleep from year to year.

Chase MH and Roth T (Eds). Slow Wave Sleep--Its Measurement and Functional Significance. Brain Information Service/Brain Research Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1990.

A critical evaluation of the scoring, physiology, neurotransmitters and functions of slow wave sleep by leading scientists.

Contains 39 chapters by leading sleep researchers which relate the basic physiology and psychology of sleep to sleep disorders and their treatment.

The most comprehensive scientific book on napping available.

Ellman SJ and Antrobus J (Eds). The Mind in Sleep. Wiley, New York, 1991.

The state of the art on mental activity during sleep--it's phenomenology, determinants, organization, physiological correlates, etc.

Fairbanks DNF, Fujita S, Ikematsu T and Simmons FB (Eds). Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Raven Press, New York, 1987.

A multi-author book dealing with otolaryngology--head and neck surgery-for the management of patients with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. The book includes an overview with historical perspectives on snoring, ways of diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea and its cardiopulmonary and neurological consequences, disorders of excessive sleepiness, and surgical and nonsurgical ways to manage snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, anesthesia in adults, and snoring and obstructive apnea in children.

Foulkes D. Children's Dreams: Longitudinal Studies. Wiley, New York, 1982.

Results of the most comprehensive empirical study of children's dreams ever done. Analyzes data on dreams from REM awakenings of children 3 to 15 years old. Reviews normative characteristics, sex differences, stimulus incorporations, effects of TV, and relationship to personality and cognitive measures. Argues that dream content depends on the level of cognitive development.

Globus G. Dream Life, Wake Life: The Human Condition through Dreams. State University of New York Press, Albany, 1987.

Guilleminault C (Ed). Sleep and its Disorders in Children. Raven Press, New York, 1987.

The state of the art in the field of sleep disorders in children. Chapters by leading experts in various areas.

Hartmann E. The Functions of Sleep. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1980.

Considers the findings of much empirical research to argue that slow wave sleep serves a role in physical restoration and that REM sleep serves functions related to focused attention, mood, emotional adaptation and reprogramming..

Hartmann E. Boundaries in the Mind. Basic Books, New York, 1991.

A theory of personality types and how they relate to sleep phenomena..

Hauri P. The Sleep Disorders. The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, 1982.

A short but excellent overview of sleep disorders, their diagnosis and treatment. Distributed as a 76-page booklet by the pharmaceutical company. Excellent for medical education.

Hauri P and Linda S. No More Sleepless Nights. Wiley, New York, 1990.

A very readable, sensible, authoritative guide to self-help for people with sleep problems.

An exposition of the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming written in a literary style which will appeal to the intelligent layman. Contains interesting historical material on the physiological bases of consciousness.

Hobson JA and Brazier MAB (Eds). International Brain Research Organization Monograph Series, Vol VI, The Reticular Formation Revisited: Specifying Function for a Nonspecific System. Raven, New York, 1980.

A scholarly review of knowledge about the reticular formation including neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, motor control, function and state regulation; chapters written by experts in these respective areas.

Honda Y and Juji T (Eds). HLA in Narcolepsy. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, New York, 1988.

Horne J. Why We Sleep: The Function of Sleep in Humans and Other Mammals. Oxford University Press, New York, 1988.

Presents a comprehensive theory on the function of sleep, but whether or not one favors the theory, the book is a goldmine of information for the professional on the function of sleep, both in its reviews of several different theories and of evidence relevant to the issue. Also suitable for the intelligent layman because the author explains scientific and technical terms as they are introduced.

Inoue S. Biology of Sleep Substances. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1989.

A single-author book dealing with scientific studies on delta sleep-inducing peptide and its derivatives, sleep-promoting substances and nucleosides, muramyl peptides and immunoreactive substances, prostaglandins, paradoxical sleep factors, interactions of sleep substances and the evolutionary aspects of sleep substances and sleep regulatory mechanisms.

Inoue S and Schneider-Helmert D (Eds). Sleep Peptides: Basic and Clinical Approaches. Japan Societies Press, Springer-Verlag, 1988.

The best available up-to-date compendium in a single volume of research on "sleep substances"--by authorities on each of the substances.

Issa FG, Suratt PM, Remmers JE. Sleep and Respiration: Progress in Clinical and Biological Research, Vol V. Wiley-Liss, New York, 1990.

Proceedings of a symposium dealing with sleep neurophysiology, the upper airway muscles and neurophysiology, ventilatory and upper airway response to loading during sleep, ventilatory instability during sleep, upper airway muscles, periodic breathing and apnea, upper airway mechanics and imaging, the consequences of apnea, cardiovascular function in sleep apnea and the treatment of sleep disordered breathing.

Kales A and Kales JD. Evaluation and Treatment of Insomnia. Oxford University Press, 1984.

An authoritative text on insomnia. An excellent source of references.

If you had to choose a single, up-to-date, professional level, comprehensive book on sleep, this would probably be it. The first half of the book covers basic sleep phenomena and mechanisms. The second half deals with clinical topics.

Chapters by authorities on the empirical and theoretical links between biological rhythms (mostly circadian) and mental disorders (mostly depression).

Lacks P. Behavioral Treatment for Persistent Insomnia. Pergamon Press, New York, 1987.

Lydic R and Biebuyck JF (Eds). Clinical Physiology of Sleep. American Physiological Society, Bethesda, 1988.

One of the best up-to-date reviews of systemic physiology in sleep-especially with respect to cardiovascular physiology, respiration and temperature regulation. In these areas, it updates the Orem and Barnes book.

Mayes A (Ed). Sleep Mechanisms and Functions in Humans and Animals: An Evolutionary Perspective. Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK), Berkshire, England, 1983.

A compendium of reviews of major areas of sleep research by authorities in their respective areas.

Martin RJ (Ed). Cardiorespiratory Disorders during Sleep. 2nd Ed. Futura Pub. Co., Mount Kisco, 1990.

Mavromais A. Hypnagogia: The Unique State of Consciousness between Wakefulness and Sleep. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, New York, 1987.

McGinty DJ, Drucker-Colin R, Morrison A and Parmeggiani PL. Brain Mechanisms of Sleep. Raven Press, New York, 1985.

Authoritative reviews on the neurophysiology of sleep.

Mendelson WB. Human Sleep: Research and Clinical Care. Plenum Publishing Co., 1987.

An authoritative text on modern sleep research with a major emphasis on neurotransmitters, pharmacology, endocrinology and sleep disorders. Exceptionally accurate and unbiased in its presentation.

Monk TH (Ed). Sleep, Sleepiness and Performance. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, England, 1991.

Montplaisir J and Godbout R (Eds). Sleep and Biological Rhythms: Basic Mechanisms and Applications to Psychiatry. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, 1990.

Moorcroft WH. Sleep, Dreaming, & Sleep Disorders: An Introduction. University Press of America, Lanham, 1989.

A relatively inexpensive but solid review of basic knowledge on sleep phenomenology, mechanisms, and function, and of clinical sleep disorders and dream theory. Written for college students with no prior knowledge of sleep and related phenomena.

Moore-Ede MC and Czeisler CA (Eds). Mathematical Models of the Circadian Sleep-Wake Cycle. Raven Press, New York, 1984.

This volume provides a review of the state of the art of circadian modeling. Discussions at the end of every chapter also provide critical insights into the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.

Moore-Ede MC, Sulzman FC and Fuller CA. The Clocks that Time Us: Physiology of the Circadian Timing System. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982.

Explains the structure and function of circadian clocks in mammals and provides a basis for understanding the medical and public health implications of circadian rhythmicity.

Moynihan N and Marks J. Insomnia: Management in Good Medical Practice. Editiones Roche, Basle, Switzerland, 1988.

Orem J and Barnes CD (Eds). Physiology in Sleep. Academic Press, New York, 1980.

Scholarly reviews on several major physiological systems during sleep. Chapters are: Cardiovascular Regulation during Sleep; Sleep and Cerebral Circulation; Temperature Regulation during Sleep; Endocrine Rhythms; Hormonal Regulation of Renal Function during Sleep; Alimentary Function during Sleep; Breathing in Sleep; Control of Upper Airways during Sleep and the Hypersomnia-Sleep Apnea Syndrome; A compendium of Physiology in Sleep.

Parkes JD. Sleep and its Disorders. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1985.

An excellent text not only on sleep disorders but also on sleep in general. Superbly organized bibliography.

Peter JH, Podszus T and Wichert P. Sleep Related Disorders and Internal Diseases. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1987.

Proceedings from an international symposium dealing with sleep effects on internal diseases such as arterial hypertension, respiratory insufficiency, etc.

Reite M, Nagel K and Ruddy J. Concise Guide to Evaluation and Management of Sleep Disorders.American Psychiatric Press, Washington, 1990.

Robbins PR. The Psychology of Dreams. McFarland, Jefferson, 1988.

Santamaria J and Chiappa KH. The EEG of Drowsiness. Demos Publications, New York, 1987.

States BO. The Rhetoric of Dreams. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1988.

Steriade M, McCarley RW. Brainstem Control of Wakefulness and Sleep. Plenum Press, New York, 1990.

An excellent treatise unifying basic studies on anatomy and cellular physiology with investigations of the behavioral and physiological events of sleep and wakefulness.

Stunkard AJ and Baum A (Eds). Eating, Sleeping, and Sex. L. Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, 1988.

Comprehensive book dealing with the baseline states of eating, sleeping and sexual activity and the problems that arise when these drives are present normally and in excess amounts.

The American Medical Association. Straight-talk, No-nonsense Guide to Better Sleep, Based on the Latest Medical Research. Random House, New York, 1984.

The title is misleadingly restrictive. This is a beautifully written overview of those areas of modern sleep research which are most directly relevant to the interested layperson.

Thorpy JJ and Yager J. The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep-Disorders. Facts on File Inc., New York, 1991.

Over 250 pages of short essays and definitions of sleep phenomena. A very useful reference for any serious student of sleep.

Wauquier A, Dugovic C and Radulovacki M (Eds). Slow Wave Sleep: Physiological, Pathophysiological, and Functional Aspects. Raven Press, New York, 1989.

A compendium of diverse reports on the physiology of slow wave sleep by international authorities.

Wauquier A, Gallaird JM, Monti JM and Radulovacki M. Sleep: Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators. Raven Press, New York, 1985.

Provides a critical overview of the involvement and specificity of the roles of the known and putative neurotransmitters, hormones, and peptides on sleep and wakefulness.

Webb WB. Sleep: The Gentle Tyrant. Anker Publishing Co., Bolton, 1992.

A marvelous overview of "sleep, its variations, the factors that influence and determine it, and the difference it may make in our waking behavior"...written in non-technical language for the intelligent layman, but full of useful perspectives for the professional as well.

Williams RL, Karacan I and Moore CA (Eds). Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment. 2nd Ed. Wiley, New York, 1988.