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Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly, ad-free, AI-free 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 balance 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.

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48:05

The Book of the Ocean, by Ernest Ingersoll, Part 3

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/05/30

Let’s sail to sleep with more from this lovely work about the seas. This time, we learn the rigging of a schooner, praise the prowess of Pacific Islanders, and head to Iceland with Vikings. Help us stay 100% listener-supported and ad-free for all! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "The Book of the Ocean” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56311 Music: "Ocean Tapping” by PC III, licensed under CC BY

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48:16

On Molecular and Microscopic Science, by Mary...

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/05/23

Let's relax with more sleepy science from a woman so talented that the word “scientist” was coined to describe her. This time, we learn about all the forces holding us together. Help us stay 100% listener supported! All supporters in May will be entered into a drawing for our first-ever SWAG! Details here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "On Molecular & Microscopic Science” at Project Gutenberg:

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52:16

A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 5

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/05/16

Let’s continue our sleepy stroll through history with the fall of Assyria, the literary bedrock of the Jews, and the birth of philosophy in Greece. Rather a lot to cram into an hour, but Wells makes it sound easy. Help us stay 100% listener supported! All supporters in May will be entered into a drawing for our first-ever SWAG! Details here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "A Short History of the World” at Project

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48:43

Spices, Their Histories, Part 1

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/05/09

Let’s take a sleepy tour of the spice cabinet and the origins of allspice, chilies, cinnamon, and cloves, with a pinch of insight into faking spices with brick dust. Useful! Help us stay 100% listener supported! All supporters in May will be entered into a drawing for our first-ever SWAG! Details here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "Spices, Their Histories” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60192

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57:06

Bird Biographies, by Alice E. Ball, Part 3

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/05/02

Let’s fly off to relaxation with more from this lovely book about our feathered friends. This time, we learn about the birds of early spring, and marvel at the sleepy songs of the sparrows. Help us stay 100% listener supported! All supporters in May will be entered into a drawing for our first-ever SWAG! Details next week. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "Bird Biographies” at Project Gutenberg:

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51:02

Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 2

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/04/25

Let’s conclude a month of relaxing travels with more from this tour of America’s national parks, sleepily agog at the Grand Canyon and the weird grandeur of Yellowstone. Help us stay 100% listener supported: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "Our National Parks” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60929 Music: "Watching Whales on the Moon” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY

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46:16

Faery Lands of the South Seas, by Hall and Nordhoff,...

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/04/18

Our month of relaxing voyages continues as we head to the distant South Seas. We set off first for sleepy Tahiti and meet a man with little history but a lot of chickens. And profuse apologies if I sound a bit stuffy. I am! Help us stay 100% listener supported: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "Faery Lands of the South Seas” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54479 Music: "Ocean Tapping” by PC III,

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50:59

Pictures From Italy, by Charles Dickens, Part 2

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/04/11

Let’s continue our month of relaxing voyages and rejoin Charles Dickens on his sleepy sojourn to Italy. On the way, we visit a dungeon, pass a madhouse, and end up bemused in Genoa. Help us stay 100% listener supported: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "Pictures from Italy” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/650 Music: "Peace,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY If you'd like to suggest a

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46:20

Mount Everest - The Reconnaissance of 1921, Part 2

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/04/04

Let’s kick off a month of relaxing travelogues with more from the first attempt to map the world’s tallest mountain. This time, we take the road from India to Tibet, marvel at flowered forests, and consider the leech. Help us stay 100% listener supported: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "Mount Everest, The Reconnaissance of 1921” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39421 Music: "Boring Books for

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51:32

Ten Acres Enough, by Edmund Morris, Part 1

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/03/28

Let’s throw off the stress of city cares and head out into the country for a simpler life, which apparently was as much a desire back in the 1850s as it is today. If you support us in March 2022, you’ll help us stay 100% listener supported AND be entered into a raffle for your very own printed copy of the 1897 Sears Catalog, which is neat. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "Ten Acres Enough" at Project Gutenberg:

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50:04

The ABC of Relativity, by Bertrand Russell, Part 1

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/03/21

Let’s relax with some sleepy physics, as Bertrand Russell unravels the Theory of Relativity. Drugging people and putting them in balloons is somewhat mentioned. Science! If you support us in March 2022, you’ll help us stay 100% listener supported AND be entered into a raffle for your very own printed copy of the 1897 Sears Catalog, which is neat. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "The ABC of Relativity at Project Gutenberg:

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49:01

1897 Sears Roebuck and Co. Catalog, Grocery Department

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/03/14

Let's grab a basket and take a relaxing stroll through the Grocery Department of the Amazon of its day. Coffee beans, cherry phosphate, canned gooseberries—Sears had it all. If you support us in March 2022, you’ll help us stay 100% listener supported AND be entered into a raffle for your very own printed copy of the 1897 Sears Catalog. Huzzah! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Music: "Heaven Be Here” by PCIII, licensed under CC

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52:15

The Woman and The Car, by Dorothy Levitt, Part 2

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/03/07

Let’s motor to sleep with more from this wonderful manual for the lady driver, written by race car and speedboat champion Dorothy Levitt. Mechanics and manners are all you need! Help us stay 100% listener supported: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "The Woman and The Car” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58956 Music: "Gentle Whisperings,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY If you'd like to

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55:40

The Poetics of Aristotle, Part 2

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/02/28

Let’s return to the earliest known work on Western dramatic theory and learn about character, verbs, and why Homer is always right. Also “women can also be good,” which is…something? No worries, it gets a lot better after that. Help us stay 100% listener supported: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "The Poetics of Aristotle” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1974 Music: "earth 2 earth,” by PCIII

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40:30

The Principles of Chemistry, by Dmitry Mendeleev, Part 3

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/02/21

Let’s return to the relaxing wonders of science with more from a foundational work of modern chemistry. This time, we finally finish…the introduction! It’s the perfect compound for sleep. We are 100% listener supported, and you can help. Everyone who supports us in February 2022 will be entered into a raffle to win a made-just-for-you episode! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "The Principles of Chemistry” at Project

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50:38

Natures Garden for Victory and Peace, by George...

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/02/14

This week, let’s appreciate the culinary wonders of weeds with this relaxing guide to nature’s bounty by George Washington Carver. Salads have never seemed so special. We are 100% listener supported, and you can help. Everyone who supports us in February 2022 will be entered into a raffle to win a made-just-for-you episode! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Music: "Heaven Be Here,” by PCIII licensed under CC BY If you'd like

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48:52

On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, Part 3

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/02/07

Let’s return to sleepy science with more from Charles Darwin on domestic breeding, pigeon mating, and messy definitions. What is a species anyway? It’s a mystery! We are 100% listener supported, and you can help. Everyone who supports us in February 2022 will be entered into a raffle to win a made-just-for-you episode! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "On the Origin of Species” at Project Gutenberg:

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51:55

The Decoration of Houses, by Edith Wharton, Part 1

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/01/31

Sink into tasteful slumber this week with the history of home decor from the Queen of The Gilded Age. Basically, "like Italy and be rich" seems to sum it up. We are 100% listener supported, and you can help. Everyone who supports us in February 2022 will be entered into a raffle to win a made-just-for-you episode! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "The Decoration of Houses” at Project Gutenberg:

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54:26

Farm Engines and How to Run Them, Part 4

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/01/28

Let’s relax and sleep with more from this bucolic delight, and learn about managing our traction engine, getting out of life’s inevitable ditches, and the qualities of a good grease. Help keep us 100% listener supported here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "Farm Engines and How to Run them” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43867 Music: "Exit Exit,” by PCIII, licensed under CC BY If you'd like to

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42:32

Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to...

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep ·

2022/01/17

Let’s return to the sleepy sands of Egypt and finish our exploration of religious architecture, with symbolic temples, towering obelisks, and shrines that held...puppets, apparently? Who knew! Support us and keep us 100% listener supported here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "Manual of Egyptian Archaeology” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14400 Music: "Exit Exit,” by PCIII, licensed under CC BY

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