The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Part 2
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Let's sleep through the stress of Tax Day with more from this capital classic, learn the history of money, how diamonds are dumb, and why a cow's worth of salt is…really too much salt.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:08.0 | I hope tonight selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:18.0 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of our Patreon family. |
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| 2:05.0 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 2:11.0 | Find a comfortable. read and relax. |
| 2:14.0 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 2:18.0 | Adjust your volume. |
| 2:22.0 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 2:28.0 | Let it out slowly. |
| 2:34.0 | And off we go. |
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