Farm Engines and How to Run Them, by James H. Stephenson, Part 8
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Let's finish our theme month of "Long-time Favorites" with more from this surprisingly relaxing guide to running powered farm machinery. This time, starting a gas engine, how to hook up a newfangled gadget called a battery, and the many parts of your threshing machine. To the fields!
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another Boring Books for Bedtime. |
| 0:08.8 | I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:19.4 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks |
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| 1:22.3 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:29.6 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:33.4 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:38.1 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 1:42.5 | Let it out slowly. |
| 1:46.8 | And off we go. |
| 1:56.1 | Tonight, let's round out our theme month of longtime favorites, with more from a book, |
| 2:00.6 | whose popularity has always come as a bit of a surprise to me. |
| 2:04.3 | And yet, I so thoroughly enjoy reading it. |
| 2:06.6 | I don't know why I'm surprised. |
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