Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Universe (Uncle John Presents) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: September 20, 2002 | Series: Uncle John Presents

Find out just how entertaining the universe we live in can be! Uncle John Plunges Into the Universe fights back against every textbook that has ever made science seem boring. For Life Sciences we explore the weirdest solutions that different organisms have invented for the problems of survival. From the denizens of the Amazonian jungle to the microbes inside of your nose, from the giant squid to the prion, there are a vast number of weird biological topics to fascinate our community of bathroom readers. For Earth Sciences we delve into plate tectonics, quicksand, undersea caves, boiling hot geysers, glaciers -- this planet does funky stuff. How and why? Peel back the asphalt and concrete and see what is going on down there. In the Space Sciences people are learning about space from bad sci-fi shows! Learn what's really up with gas giants, black holes, asteroid belts, cosmic radiation, and all that.

Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Portable Press; First Printing edition (September 20, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571458506
• ISBN-13: 978-1571458506
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the ultimate guy book, April 15, 2003

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Ellen Etc. (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Universe (Uncle John Presents) (Paperback)

The husband starts telling me that the heart isn't really on the left side of the chest, it's just that the left ventricle is bigger, and why it developed that way. How did he acquire this arcane knowledge? Uncle John's "Plunges Into the Universe," of course.

My husband loves this book. I got it for him as gift (an entirely successful gift), and he keeps showing me things. Math Mnemonics: did you know that you can remember the order of Roman numerals (L, C, D, M) if you can recall "Lucky Cows Drink Milk"? In this book you can also find out more than you ever wanted to know about dead-skin-chomping dust mites, the teeth of elephants, space-travel foods developed by NASA, plus the ever popular "much, much more!"

Short articles full of fascinating trivia with a lively presentation -- the perfect gift for the geek-on-the-run who doesn't have time to read more than "Scientific American" articles but Wants To Know Everything Anyway.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More fun than I expected, January 9, 2003

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rosyb (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Universe (Uncle John Presents) (Paperback)

Lots of quick enjoyable reads in this book and a good laugh or two -- something for almost everybody. I especially liked the article about using flowers and fish to predict the weather... the sort of thing you'd only find in Uncle John. My hubby liked the info about the sturdiness of houses built out of dung. He's ready to try it if our rent goes up again... Yep there's good stuff in this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Universe, June 9, 2004

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Kent R. Johnson "ravinggimp" (Taylorsville, Utah United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Universe (Uncle John Presents) (Paperback)

This is an excellant book to use either as a reference for school or to read for fun (or both). This (as well as all of the others) is a great gift for anyone who is interested in learning about inner and outer space. All of the Bathroom books make interesting reading on a vast variety of subjects. As the saying goes,"Try it, you'll like it".