Insomnia Collection Vol. 005
Various
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Length 19 h 46 min
Chapters 21
Soporific dullness is in the ear of the listener, and what's tedium incarnate to one person will be another person's passion and delight. However, it is hoped that at least one from the range of topics here presented will lull the busy mind to a state of sweet sleep. Introduction by Cori Samuel.
Chapters
1
Questions 1-500 of "One Thousand Literary Questions and Answers" Read by Devorah Allen 1:12:27
2
Excerpt from "The Best Moving Pictures of 1922-1923" Read by Chuck Williamson 57:31
3
Excerpt from "The Candy Maker’s Guide: A Collection of Choice Recipes for Sugar Boiling" Read by Cordelia Glende 55:01
4
Items 1 to 100 from the Catalogue of the Collection of Pottery, Porcelaine and Faience from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Far East. China Read by Sonia 43:19
5
Comparative Cataloguing Rules, Part 1 Read by Maria Kasper 53:21
6
Comparative Cataloguing Rules, Part 2 Read by Maria Kasper 49:04
7
Manufacture and Maintenance of Steam Engines, from "A Catechism of the Steam Engine" Read by Son of the Exiles 49:36
8
Cat Show Department, from the Catalog Program of the Connecticut 1909 Fair Read by MaryAnn 37:07
9
Chapter 7 (excerpt) from "The Churchwardens’ Accounts – Book No: 1 From 1573 to 1699" Read by Steve C 1:09:35
10
Excerpt from "Description of the Process of Manufacturing Coal Gas, for the Lighting of Streets, Houses, and Public Buildings" Read by TriciaG 1:06:34
11
"Historical Sketch of the Dynamical Theory of Heat" (portion) Read by TriciaG 1:11:34
12
Federal Register, Vol. 28 Numbers 137-139 (7243-7339) Read by Verla Viera 36:50
13
Fires and Firemen Read by Anita Hibbard 1:07:50
14
Excerpt from "A Genealogical-Historical Visitation of Andover, Mass., in the Year 1863" Read by Colleen McMahon 47:23
15
Part 4 of "Our Homes and Their Adornments" Read by Devorah Allen 58:38
16
"Knots" from Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition Read by Freddy Phan 49:29
17
Events of 1801 and 1802, from Norfolk Annals 1800-1850 Volume 1 Read by Colleen McMahon 55:31
18
Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed., 1917) Read by Verla Viera 50:53
19
Extract from "The Privy Purse Expences of King Henry the Eighth, from November MDXXIX, to December MDXXXII" Read by elibishop 1:03:32
20
Selections from "Sewing; handicraft for girls; a graded course for city and rural schools" Read by Tindra 1:05:27
21
Extract from Chapter 4 'Sleep' from "Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death" Read by Rachel May Ferriman 1:05:40
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