Transatlantic Eastbound Passenger Sailings, 1925
This episode is specially dedicated to those who find lists and repetition relaxing. Instead of a book, we're reading the Joint List of Eastbound Transatlantic Passenger Sailings for December through ...
19 Nov 20181h 5min
1872 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalog, Drugs Department
In this episode, we venture through some of the 700+ pages of the 1872 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalog, and discover everything there is to know about freight shipping. We also trip into the Drugs Departm...
12 Nov 201857min
The Principles of Geology, Reading 1
In this episode, we read the first two chapters of "The Principles of Geology," by famed-but-mildly-ponderous geologist Sir Charles Lyell. Honestly, it was kind of interesting, but try not to notice. ...
12 Nov 201857min
Loyalists of America and Their Times, Reading I
In this episode, we'll ramble through a chapter of "The Loyalists of America and Their Times," written by a Canadian, so that's fun. And really rather boring. All Boring Books readings are taken from ...
12 Nov 201826min
The Problems of Philosophy, Reading 1
In this episode, we read the first two chapters of "The Problems of Philosophy," by Bertrand Russell. There's a lot of talk of tables, and more instances of the word "thus" than there really should be...
12 Nov 201843min
The Book of Household Management, Reading 1
In this episode, we'll be bored by some housekeeping basics from "The Book of Household Management," a classic, and spectacularly detailed, guide from the pen of Mrs. Isabella Beeton. All Boring Books...
5 Nov 201838min
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses, Reading I
In this episode, we read several chapters from "A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses." It's every bit as mind-numbing as it sounds. All Boring Books readings are taken from works in the public doma...
28 Okt 201847min
