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The Woman and the Car, by Dorothy Levitt, Part 3

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let’s continue our month in The Wayback Machine with a road trip, as we learn more from this 1909 guide to driving. This time, the fine art of tipping, the superiority of small cars, celebrated women drivers, and an extensive section of alphabetical abbreviations on licenses. A very long and relaxing list indeed, hurrah! Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “The Woman and the Car” by Dorothy Levitt at Project Gutenberg: Music: "Gentle Whisperings” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, If you'd like to...

The Hive and the Honey-Bee, by Rev. L.L. Langstroth, Part 4

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let’s kick off a new theme month I’m calling The Wayback Machine, in which we relax with works that have slipped out of rotation for a few years. First, it’s back to the beehive, with the rearing of queens, the mathematical superiority of the hexagon, and how the weirdness of royal jelly…proves religion? Way to combine your interests, Reverend. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “The Hive and the Honey-Bee” by Rev. L.L. Langstroth at Project Gutenberg: Music: "earth 2 earth,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY...

Robert's Rules of Order, by Major Henry M. Robert, Part 2

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let’s relax and sleep with one of the most spectacularly dull books ever written on the art of running meetings. This time, amendments, appeals, laying things on the table, and forming committees. It’s like a tone poem of boring bureaucracy. Perfection! Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Robert’s Rules of Order” by Major Henry M. Robert at Project Gutenberg: Music: "Calling to Other Worlds” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken...

Life on a Medieval Barony, by William Stearns Davis, Part 2

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let’s ride the sands of time to sleep as we learn more about manor life in the year 1300. This time, the construction of St. Aliquis, its “modernized” defensive fortifications, and how status is measured by who gets two armrests and The Good Bed. Same as it ever was, really. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Life on a Medieval Barony” by William Stearns Davis at Project Gutenberg: Music: "Dream Colours” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for...

The ABC of Relativity, by Bertrand Russell, Part 5

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let’s journey to sleep with science as we learn more about Einstein’s radical new theory of relativity, why geometry is physics when it comes to space-time, and how light spectrums reveal directions of travel. Is it difficult to understand? Eh, it’s all relative. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “The ABC of Relativity” by Bertrand Russell at Project Gutenberg: Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken...

Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making, Part 4

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let’s celebrate the sparkliest time of the year with more from this detailed guide to fireworks. This time, rules about their manufacture, the lackadaisical habits and accidents that led to those rules, good factory design, and why mixing potash and sulfur is…not a good idea. Boom! Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Pyrotechnics: The History & Art of Firework Making” at Project Gutenberg: Music: "Peace” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for...

The Railway Traveller's Handy Book, Part 4

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let’s conclude our month of travels with more from this helpful yet somewhat snarky guide to riding that newfangled device, the steam train. This time, advice for the journey itself, including how to read a book, have a chat, fall asleep, rush the snack bar, and avoid losing your head out the window. All aboard for sleep! Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “The Railway Traveller’s Handy Book” at the Internet Archive: Music: "Healing” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, If you'd like to suggest a...

Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 5

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let’s continue our pleasant plod to sleep with more from Mr. Stevenson and Modestine as they make their way through the mountains of France. This time, quite a lot of philosophizing about the lasting nature of belief, getting along, sleeping outdoors, and the poetry of stars. The donkey says nothing. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes” by Robert Louis Stevens at Project Gutenberg: Music: "earth 2 earth,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY If you'd like to suggest a...

Faery Lands of the South Seas, by James Hall and Charles Nordhoff, Part 5

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let’s continue our sail to sleep through a month of travel readings with more from this wonderful wander through the South Seas. This time, another interesting fellow passenger, notes on linguistics, a scary reef crossing, and…the island version of a kegger? Cheers! Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Faery Lands of the South Seas” by Hall & Nordhoff at Project Gutenberg: Music: "Ocean Tapping,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation...

Pictures from Italy, by Charles Dickens, Part 4

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let’s continue our sojourn to sleep through a month of travel readings with more from Charles Dickens and his tour through Italy. This time, we conclude our visit to Genoa, have a strange experience with puppets, an even stranger visit to Marseilles, and consider that things are often more beautiful seen from a distance. Truth indeed. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Pictures from Italy” by Charles Dickens at Project Gutenberg: Music: "Peace,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, If you'd like to suggest...

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