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) An Account of Egypt, by Herodotus, Part 3
Let's return to the sands of sleep with this absolutely, totally true, not at all exaggerated account of Egypt. This time, a ramble connecting Greek gods to Egypt, a fabled labyrinth and lake all lost...Show More
3) Our Cats and All About Them, by Harrison Weir, Part 4
Let's fall asleep to more about the masters of relaxation, cats. This time, the unfairly maligned black, the beautiful blue, black-and-white versus white-and-black, the treasured Siamese, and the myst...Show More
4) Life on a Medieval Barony, by William Stearns Davis, Part 1
Let's sink into slumber with this dreamy description of life in medieval France circa 1220. This time, the background of the barony in question and the somewhat circuitous route of acquisition by its ...Show More
5) Farm Engines and How To Run Them, by James H. Stephenson, Part 7
Let's relax to yet more information about steam engines, their types, and how their valves work, followed immediately by a glowing description of the newfangled gasoline engine that makes all the prev...Show More
6) Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 4
Let's return to the mountains of France with this wonderful author and his rather opinionated companion. This time, we ponder the phenomenon of waking in the deep dark of night, the pleasure of sleepi...Show More
7) 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
8) 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
9) 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
10) Where the Forest Murmurs, by Fiona Macleod, Part 2