On Horsemanship, by Xenophon, Part 2, and Project Gutenberg License
This week, we conclude a relaxing Greek classic about getting the best from your cavalry horse, including what to wear, and then fall asleep to the ri...
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
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Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly sleep podcast in which we calmly, quietly read something rather boring to silence the brain chatter keeping you awake. Think Aristotle, Thoreau, and whoever wrote the 1897 Sears Catalog—mostly nonfiction, mostly old, a perfect blend of vaguely-but-not-too interesting. If you're on Team Sleepless, lie back, take a deep breath, and let us read you to rest.
The Principles of Chemistry, by Dmitri Mendeleev, Part 5
Let's continue to wend our relaxing way through a fundamental text of science and explore how elements combine and de-combine with that wonderful subs...
The Railway Traveller's Handy Book, Part 2
Let’s return to this sleepily detailed guide to rail journeys in 1860, and learn what to wear, the importance of travel insurance, and how to steal a ...
1890 Gardiner and Co. Seed Annual 1: Flower Novelties
Tonight, let’s celebrate the sleepy splendors of spring and go shopping for the latest in floral novelties offered by Gardiner & Co. in their seed ann...
Relaxation Rewind! How to Listen to Music, by Henry E. Krehbiel, Part 1
Tonight, while your reader recovers from a snuffly illness, let’s rewind to 2021 and fall into the rhythm of sleep with a book that works hard to put ...
Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 4
Let’s celebrate Earth Day with more from Muir’s poetic ode to the spectacular natural wonders of North America. This time, we complete our relaxing t...
Handbook on Cheese Making, by George E. Newell, Part 2
Let’s return to the relaxing world of dairy products and learn more about the design of a good curing room, dividing profits among your producers, and...
Mars and Its Canals, by Percival Lowell, Part 3
Let’s return to this sleep-inducing exploration, and speculation, about the Red Planet. This time, we learn about seasonal fluctuations of the poles a...
Practical Mind Reading, by William Walker Atkinson, Part 3 (Conclusion)
Let’s find our mental rapport with sleep as we conclude this, uh, scientific guide to mind reading, learn how to find cards and drive a wagon while b...
The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Part 3
Let’s spend our way to sleep as we learn more about the concept of value, why pounds are silver instead of gold, and how rent should be charged in cor...