In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. by W. W. Norton Company, Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years. (typeof uet === 'function') && uet("x3") 1st Anchor Books ed. This book took me a while to get through, but it was worth it. (window.AmazonUIPageJS ? Great book about the Reagan Era. }); Sleepwalking is a disorder that causes people to get up and walk while they're asleep. Although sleepwalki… Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report: APA. I'm finally finished reading this weighty tome. After reading it, I find it amazing that President Reagan was not impreached for the Iran-contra scandal. AmazonUIPageJS : P).when('gestaltCustomizableProductDetailPage').execute(function(){ Sleepwalking is classified as a parasomnia — an undesirable behavior or experience during sleep. 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