Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

It's our One Year Anniversary! Let's return to the book that kicked off our boring bedtime journey, and revel in the relaxation of A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses. Thank you to each and every one of you lovely listeners for supporting us. We look forward to boring you even more in the coming year.   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Read "A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24063   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod   Music: "Dream Loop" (DL Music) is licensed under CC   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!

Fly away to relaxation on the wings of feathered friends with this week's reading, Cassell's Book of Birds. You'll learn more than you ever wanted to know about bird tongues, if you make it that far.   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Read "Cassell's Book of Birds, Volume 1" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48675   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod   Music: “Ocean Tapping" by PCIII, licensed under CC BY   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!

Tonight we get dreamy with the utopian urban planning vision of Edgar Chambless in Roadtown. A city a thousand miles long, built in a straight line? Why, it's the perfect solution for stress!   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Read "Roadtown" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58964   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod   Music: "Cosmic Tingles" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 http://leerosevere.bandcamp.com   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!

Let a sea of stardust carry you to sleep as we read "Astronomy for Young Folks" and learn about constellations, planets, and the equinoctial points of the ecliptic. You know, kid stuff.   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Read "Astronomy for Young Folks" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45112   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod   Music: “Exit Exit" by PCIII, licensed under CC BY   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!  

Sink into slumber as we detail the musical miracle of the Victrola, "the world's greatest instrument," and dream of a distant world where music on demand is a life-changing novelty.   Read "How to Get the Most Out of Your Victrola" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53656   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod   Music: “Healing” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY http://leerosevere.bandcamp.com   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!  

Drift off in a world of snow and silence with Robert Peary's account of his trek to the world's northernmost point. But first, a rather lengthy history of Arctic exploration going back to the 1500s! Bundle up.   Read "The North Pole" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18975   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod   Music: “Dream Colours” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY http://leerosevere.bandcamp.com   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!

Tonight we find sleep in sport with a detailed history of the game of cricket. This wander through the origins of England's national game is sure to bowl you over with boredom.   Read "The Cricket Field" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52022   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod     Music: “Boring Books for Bedtime” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY Visit http://leerosevere.bandcamp.com   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!

To wrap up a month of Revisiting Relaxation, let's drift back through one of your favorite sleep-inducers, the Sears Catalog. Tonight's selection is a perfect pick for this podcast, and confirms that, truly, Sears was the Amazon of 1897.   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Music: "Heaven Be Here," PCIII, is licensed under CC   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!

Tonight we revisit a relaxing science classic, The Principles of Geology, erode away stress with a stroll through the stony halls of geological history, and ponder some very odd theories about our planet.   Read "The Principles of Geology" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33224   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Music: "earth 2 earth," by PCIII (freemusicarchive.org), is licensed under CC   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!

Tonight, we return to the managerial wonder of Mrs. Beeton, and fall asleep to everything one needs to know to be a proper 19th century housekeeper, butler or footman. Who knew wine and wick-trimming could be so relaxing? Read "The Book of Household Management" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10136   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Support us with a merch purchase at Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/boring-books-for-bedtime   Music: "Watching Whales on the Moon" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 http://leerosevere.bandcamp.com   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!