Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep Podcast
1) 1872 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalog, Drugs Department
In this episode, we venture through some of the 700+ pages of the 1872 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalog, and discover everything there is to know about freight shipping. We also trip into the Drugs Departm...Show More
2) The Compleat Angler, by Isaak Walton, Part 1
Let's cast our lines into the river of relaxation with this classic about the art of fishing. This time, we begin with a conversation between a hunter, a falconer, and an angler about the relative sup...Show More
3) 1921 Sears Roebuck and Co. Modern Homes Catalog (Part 2)
Let’s celebrate our seventh anniversary with more from this catalog of lovely, affordable homes, a dream indeed, and all certified by a team of women as perfect in every detail. But first, some very t...Show More
4) Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 8 - Servants
Let’s relax with more from this classic of classy behavior, and learn about the roles of servants in a good household. What they do, what they wear, and how to pronounce val-et, which your reader corr...Show More
5) Where the Forest Murmurs, by Fiona Macleod, Part 2
6) The Evolution of Modern Orchestration, by Louis A. Coerne, Part 1
Let’s sleep to sonorous notes about the history of the modern orchestra. This time, we work our way forward from antiquity, ponder the parallel musical tracks of church and village, and name a lot of ...Show More
7) The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell, Part 4
Let’s relax with a listener request for more from the marvelous mind of Bertrand Russell. This time, thoughts about the nature of thought, induction versus deduction, and whether we can know anything....Show More
8) Over Fen and Wold, by John James Hissey, Part 1
Let’s relax with a lovely listener recommendation that takes us, and our authors, on a tour of little-regarded Lincolnshire. This time, the lure of new places, the charm of old maps, the evolution of ...Show More
9) On Molecular and Microscopic Science, by Mary Somerville, Part 3
Let’s sleep scientifically this week, with more from a woman of such deep and broad accomplishment that the word "scientist" had to be coined to describe her. This time, colors, molecular heat conduct...Show More
10) The Book of the Ocean, by Ernest Ingersoll, Part 5
Let’s sail the seas of sleep with more from this volume about the history of our oceans. This time, the Age of Exploration south and north, the mythical Isles of the Blessed, Magellan’s remarkable voy...Show More