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Forensic Aspects of Sleep

Forensic Aspects of Sleep( )
Author: Shapiro, Colin
Editor: McCall Smith, Alexander
ISBN:978-0-471-96998-3
Publication Date:May 1997
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Imprint:Wiley
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $306.00
Book Description:

Edited by a renowned psychiatrist and sleep expert together with a specialist in medical law, this book describes normal and abnormal patterns of sleep, its importance for effective human functioning, dissociative states, alertness and drug-related sleepiness.

Book Details
Pages:216
Detailed Subjects: Medical / Sleep Medicine
Medical / Forensic Medicine
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.24 x 9.165 x 0.674 Inches
Book Weight:1 Pounds
Author Biography
Shapiro, Colin (Author)
Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series.

He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature.

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