The Book of the Ocean, by Ernest Ingersoll, Part 4
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 10 June 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Let’s sail to sleep with more about the history of maritime exploration, including Vikings in North America, the Chinese invention of the compass, Arabic navigation tools, and the rise of the Portuguese. Dreams ahoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening, and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:09.2 | I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you |
| 0:18.0 | get some sleep. |
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| 1:29.0 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:34.0 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:38.0 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:42.0 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 1:45.0 | Let it out slowly. |
| 1:49.0 | And off we go. |
| 2:04.1 | Tonight, let's continue our reading from the Book of the Ocean by Ernest Ingersoll. Author of Knucken Round the Rockies, |
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