Night An Exploration of Night Life, Night Language, Sleep and Dreams

"Because it bedevils our perceptions, the night world both tantalizes and spooks us....Exploring the conquest and colonization of the night, [Alvarez] traces the history of fire keeping and lamp making, from Indians in Vancouver, who kindled oily candlefish stuck into cleft sticks, all the way to the builders of Las Vegas, whose sizzling sandstorms of light illuminate the desert.."Alvarez, A. is the author of 'Night An Exploration of Night Life, Night Language, Sleep and Dreams' with ISBN 9780788194757 and ISBN 0788194755.