Sailing Alone Around the World, by Captain Joshua Slocum, Part 4

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

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: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod [https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod] Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW] Read "Pyrotechnics: The History & Art of Firework Making" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64922 [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64922] Music: "Peace" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com [https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com] 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, https://www.boringbookspod.com [https://www.boringbookspod.com].

The Railway Traveller's Handy Book, Part 4

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: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod [https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod] Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW] Read "The Railway Traveller's Handy Book" at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/railwaytraveller00unse [https://archive.org/details/railwaytraveller00unse] Music: "Healing" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com [https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com] 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, https://www.boringbookspod.com [https://www.boringbookspod.com].

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

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: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod [https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod] Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW] Read "Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes" by Robert Louis Stevens at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/535 [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/535] Music: "earth 2 earth," by PC III, licensed under CC BY 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, https://www.boringbookspod.com [https://www.boringbookspod.com].

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

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: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod [https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod] Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW] Read "Faery Lands of the South Seas" by Hall & Nordhoff at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54479 [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54479] Music: "Ocean Tapping," by PC III, licensed under CC BY 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, https://www.boringbookspod.com [https://www.boringbookspod.com].

Pictures from Italy, by Charles Dickens, Part 4

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: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod [https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod] Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW] Read "Pictures from Italy" by Charles Dickens at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/650 [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/650] Music: "Peace," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com [https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com] 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, https://www.boringbookspod.com [https://www.boringbookspod.com].