The Compleat Angler, by Isaak Walton, Part 1

Let's continue our relaxing travels in The Wayback Machine and head back to the 1200s with more from Marco Polo and his epic journey through Asia to the court of the khans. This time, poisonous winds, treacherous plateau deserts, a false paradise, and the floating column of Samar ...  Show more

Let's continue our relaxing month in The Wayback Machine with one of the waybackiest of sciences, geology! This time, the commitment to data in the early 1800s, the perils of fitting new evidence to old stories, and the importance of point of view in observational limitations. Fa ...  Show more

If you have difficulty falling asleep, relax and fall asleep to this bible story meditation with sounds of ocean waves. Let your body sleep and your mind rest in this bedtime story as we hear about the art of fishing. For more sleep story meditations, download the Abide app:   Show more

Our narrator tells a great fishing story whicfh begins at the home of an old local fisherman with two beautiful daughters and continues with a battle of wits between he and a huge trout followed by some good country advice. 

Part One of the sleepy Herman Melville classic. 

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Our story tonight is called The Canoe and it’s a story about sunny days spent near and on the water. It’s also about a journal to write about the best parts of the day in, falling asleep in crisp cool sheets and the way sunlight reflects on the water. Order the book now! Get our ...  Show more