Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
Episodes
385
The Voyage of the Bounty to the South Sea, by Lt. William Bligh, Part 3
<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><span>Let's sail to sleep with more from this voyage of HMS Bounty, which continues to be somewhat less exciting than promised. This time, we plant trees in Van Diemen's Land, see some rocks, and find out that jellyfish were called blubbers, which is adorable. Then Otaheite/Tahiti ahoy, at long last! What could go wrong?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported!</span></p> <p><span>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a></span></p> <p><span>Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a></span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>Read "A Voyage to the South Sea" at Project Gutenberg: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15411" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15411</a></span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>Music: "Watching Whales on the Moon," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, <a href="https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/">https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com</a></span></p> <br> <p><span>If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="https://www.boringbookspod.com/">https://www.boringbookspod.com</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
50m
On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection, by Charles Darwin, Part 7
<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><span>Let's relax with more from this foundational classic, just in time for Darwin Day. This time, how one species begets more and more variety over thousands of generations, the role of extinction, and why "the tree of life" is a lovely symbol indeed. It's science!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported!</span></p> <p><span>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a></span></p> <p><span>Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a></span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>Read "On the Origin of Species" at Project Gutenberg: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1228">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1228</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Music: "Dream Colours," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, <a href="https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/">https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="https://www.boringbookspod.com/">https://www.boringbookspod.com</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
47m
The Ten Books on Architecture, by Vitruvius, Part 2
<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><span>Let's relax into a more orderly world with this classic of urban planning. This time, the best designs for structural walls, balancing the bodily elements, and placing temples. Also, we name the winds and create a compass to align our streets for greatest health. Governance caring about the health of the people? Dreamy indeed!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported!</span></p> <p><span>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a></span></p> <p><span>Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Read "The Ten Books on Architecture" at Project Gutenberg: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20239">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20239</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Music: "Peace," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, <a href="https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/">https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com</a></span></p> <br> <p><span>If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="https://www.boringbookspod.com/">https://www.boringbookspod.com</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
42m
The South American Tour, by Annie S. Peck, Part 2
54m
All About Dogs, by Charles Henry Lane, Part 2
<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><span>Tonight, let's snuggle up with man's best friend as we learn more about breeds of dogs. This time, more dogs used in the sporting life, including pointers, setters, and bloodhounds. Also, a rather long bit about otters from a circa-1600 book that our author found interesting, and why not. Follow your bliss, friends.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported!</span></p> <p><span>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a></span></p> <p><span>Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a></span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>Read "All About Dogs" at Project Gutenberg: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45377">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45377</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Music: "Heaven Be Here," by PC III, licensed under CC BY</span></p> <br> <p><span>If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="https://www.boringbookspod.com/">https://www.boringbookspod.com</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
50m
Hoyle's Games Modernized, by Hoyle, Hoffmann and Bergholt, Part 1
53m
Ten Acres Enough, by Edmund Morris, Part 5
<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><span>Let's kick off a year of better sleep with more from this fan favorite. This time, we raise some of nature's best composters, pigs, and decide raising poultry is maybe something we do not want to do for…reasons. Also, an educated girl who can take care of herself is the best kind of girl. Sound advice from the 1860s!</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported!</span></p> <p><span>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a></span></p> <p><span>Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Read "Ten Acres Enough" at Project Gutenberg: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48753">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48753</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Music: "Changing Colours," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, <a href="https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/">https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="https://www.boringbookspod.com/">https://www.boringbookspod.com</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
45m
Winter Impressions from John Muir and Henry David Thoreau
<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><span>Let's sink into seasonal slumber with two essays by famed American naturalists. In the first, John Muir takes us to Tahoe in the winter, where he delights in its glacial-born beauties and his friend skis poorly. In the second, Thoreau regales us with tales of mischievous visitors to his cabin in Walden. Delightful!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! All December supporters will be entered into our Annual Holiday Giveaway at the end of the month!</span></p> <p><span>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a></span></p> <p><span>Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Read "Winter Animals" in "Walden" at Project Gutenberg: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/205">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/205</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Music: "Watching Whales on the Moon," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, <a href="https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/">https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com</a></span></p> <br> <p><span>If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="https://www.boringbookspod.com/">https://www.boringbookspod.com</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
52m
The 1942 Sears Roebuck and Co. Christmas Book, Part 2
<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><span>Let's shop for sleep with more selections from this Christmas gift catalog from the years of World War II. This time, pretty yet practical cards, tree decorations and miraculous electric lights that stay lit, luggage, toys, ties, and the gift of every girl's dreams . . . a robe! May this help you have the happiest of holidays, dear listeners.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! All December supporters will be entered into our Annual Holiday Giveaway at the end of the month!</span></p> <p><span>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a></span></p> <p><span>Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Music: "Heaven Be Here," by PC III, licensed under CC BY</span></p> <br> <p><span>If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="https://www.boringbookspod.com/">https://www.boringbookspod.com</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
1h 0m
Wintering in the Riviera, by William J. Miller, Part 1
<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><span>Let's set sail for warm winter nights with a new (well, "new") travel book. In this first reading, thoughts on speaking the language, the best travel guides, the importance of strong luggage and a corkscrew, and how overpacking and Italian water are best avoided. Bon voyage!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! All December supporters will be entered into our Annual Holiday Giveaway at the end of the month!</span></p> <p><span>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a></span></p> <p><span>Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Read "Wintering in the Riviera" at Project Gutenberg: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47463">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47463</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Music: "Calling to Other Worlds," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, <a href="https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/">https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="https://www.boringbookspod.com/">https://www.boringbookspod.com</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>