David K. Randall. Norton, $25.95 (336p) ISBN 978-0-393-08020-9
This fabulous book is likely to address any and all questions you might have about sleep, although, given the state of research in the field, the answers may not be definitive. The range of topics is enormous, from the evolutionary reasons for sleep
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David K. Randall. Norton, $26.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-393-24099-3
In this fascinating work, Randall (Dreamland), a senior reporter at Reuters, chronicles the rise and fall of the Rindge family as well as their fight to keep their Malibu, Calif., paradise private. Early in the 20th century, Malibu was an awe-inspiri
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David K. Randall. Norton, $26.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-393-60945-5
Journalist Randall (The King and Queen of Malibu) delivers a fast-paced and well-researched narrative about the efforts to eradicate bubonic plague from San Francisco at the turn of the 20th century. The disease claimed its first victim in Chinese...
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David K. Randall. Norton, $27.95 (288p) ISBN 978-1-324-00653-4
Reuters reporter Randall (Black Death at the Golden Gate) chronicles the fossil-hunting exploits of Barnum Brown (1873–1963) in this colorful adventure saga. Hailed as “the Father of the Dinosaurs” in his New York Times obituary, Brown discovered...
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