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Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to Antiquities, Reading 2
Tonight, we continue our caravan from sand to sandman with the Manual of Egyptian Archaeology & Guide to Antiquities from 1895. It's everything you n…
6 years, 3 months ago
A General History of the Pirates, Part 1, by Daniel Defoe
Get pirated off to sleep with this early chronicle of the buccaneering life. Sounds riveting? Not to worry, me hearties, it was written in 1724. A bo…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Enchiridion, by Epictetus (Complete Work)
Tonight we relax to the dulcet words of Stoic philosophy, and learn all about not stressing out over things that are beyond our influence. But mostly…
6 years, 4 months ago
1897 Sears Roebuck and Co. Catalog, Agricultural Tools Department
Harvest a good night's sleep with the agricultural tool offerings of one of our favorites, the 1897 Sears Catalog. Guaranteed to relax you with the m…
6 years, 4 months ago
Symmes Theory of Concentric Spheres, Showing That The Earth Is Hollow
This evening, relax and sleep with one of the weirder scientific theories ever conceived, that the Earth is hollow and filled with other worlds. But …
6 years, 4 months ago
Astronomy for Young Folks, by Isabel Martin Lewis, Part 2
Tonight, we return to one of your favorite relaxing books, and take a tour of the spring and summer skies of the northern hemisphere. A calming cosmo…
6 years, 4 months ago
Science Primers, by Thomas Henry Huxley, Reading 1
Tonight, let's find our happy place and sleep with this reading from an introduction to science basics, written by one of the 19th century's greatest…
6 years, 5 months ago
The Practice and Science of Drawing, by Harold Speed, Reading 1
Let's rest, relax and sleep with this lovely discourse about drawing. Which is mostly about art theory for the entire hour, if I'm honest. Mr. Speed …
6 years, 5 months ago
The Book of Household Management, by Isabella Beeton, Reading 4 (In The Kitchen)
Tonight, we return to the wisdom of Mrs. Beeton, and relax with her discussion of a well-equipped kitchen, the perfection of weights and measures, an…
6 years, 5 months ago
The British Navy Book, by Cyril Field, Reading 1
Tonight, let's ride the relaxing waves of history and float through the history of the British Navy. From wee hide coracles to the sea-faring dragons…
6 years, 5 months ago