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Uncle John's Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader #12)

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I can't imagine anybody not liking this book. It's candy for the mind. While they suggest that you put a copy in your bathroom for reading upon the throne, I'm pretty sure that anybody who starts reading it while taking care of business will keep reading it afterwards (after washing their hands, of course).

I'll admit that some of the information in the Bathroom Reader series is inaccurate. For example, in the "Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader" book, they said that the most commonly used letters in the English language were, in order, ETAOINSKRDLU. The "K" should have been an "H". However, there's so much material in these books, covering such a wide variety of topics, that it would be impossible for them to get everything right. To me, the main value of this book is to expose me to new topics that I didn't even know could be interesting.

I think that the highest compliment you can pay to a book is that when you flip over the last page, you wish you could have that experience all over again. Since there are several BR books, you can certainly do that!

One thing deserves mention: the creators of these books do not skimp. They cram every page full of reading matter. They seemed determined to replace "whitespace" with information.

What can I say? Buy this book!

The bathroom readers series are light-hearted, easy to read, and enjoyable entertainment, with subjects ranging from presidential political funnies to strange marriage proposals. Great reading for men and women alike!

This book will keep you entertained for the whole bathroom-break with very interesting articles, and tiny factoids at the bottom of each page. This is the kind of book that man loves, because it is almost like TV. It keeps your attention with interesting facts and things like that that will make you surprised. Buy this today and you will be entirely satisfied.

This is a great book to keep in the latrine. I have found myself spending more time on the throne than needed because I get so absorbed in this book. It offers amusing or serious short to long stories and facts to suite the occasion. Definite recommend.

We have quite a few of the Uncle John Bathroom Reader books and love every one of them. I've been told many times how cool it is to have something like that to read when in my bathroom. It's nice that you can read as much or as little as you want and you don't feel like you are missing anything like you do when you read a story on & off like that.

Another one of these excellent "Bathroom Readers" under my belt,and the more of them I read ,the more I look fordward to the next.
To quote an old phrase "There's something here for everyone".
While every page is interesting;the best thing about these books is the surprise of what's to come on the next page.
The authors have an amazing ability of coming up with a subject that everyone has heard of and probably knows something about---but then ,it's that new information that they add to it that is so good.
I have been a long time fan of "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" And if you enjoy the kinds of things one gets there,you'll also like the "Bathroom Readers".I have read 6 or 7 of them so far;and it's a welcome sight to pass that section in the Bookstore,and see there's still a lot more for me to read---and there's new ones coming out all the time."Ripley's" have continued to find new stuff to write about since Ripley wrote his first cartoon in 1918;and there is no reason that Uncle John can't continue to entertain its readers for just as long---let's hope so, anyway.
Here's just a hint of some of the things awaiting you in this 12th Edition;

An answer to the old question of "Why do our knuckles crack".

Great thoughts like;
"Seriousness is stupidity sent to college."
or,
"Politicians are interested in people.Not that this is always a
virtue.Dogs are interested in fleas."

"Al capone's older brother was a policeman in Nebraska."

And something that we can all enjoy--a Limerick;
"There was a young fellow named
Hyde,
Who fell through an outhouse
and died.
His unfortunate brother;
He fell through another;
And now they're interred side by side."
(Is this the final "end" for Bathroom Readers?)

Ane even quotes from "The Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce;

A Novel ,n. A short story padded.(You'll not find any Novels with
these 'Uncle John's Bathroom
Readers")

I already had this book and a friend of mine was visiting just before Christmas and looking at it she fell in love with it and made a remark if I had that book that would be all I want for Christmas. So I found yours and ordered it not thinking I would have it for Christmas but I did she was so excited with it. Said it was the best gift she got. Nice book and very fast shipping. Thanks so much.

I never read in the bathroom, but I still love this book! I happened to see it in the bathroom of my aunt's house, and I'm glad I did. I only read a few pages, but I was still completely captivated. I'll have to buy myself a copy!

The person who gave the scathing review in February is mistaken. I have all of the Bathroom Readers and there are hardly any repeats in the ones that say "All-new" on the cover. (Every once in a while, they goof, but they've probably done over 10.000 pages so far, so i can forgive a few flubs.) Absolutely Absorbing is the best all-new edition so far as far as I'm concerned. It's both funny and thought-provoking, and has some of their best articles ever (Movie Star for a Day, Coined by Shakespeare, The Margarine Wars, and hundreds more). Any Bathroom Reader is great, but it seems like they were really on their game when they made this one!

While this series of books is fun at times, the
fact that the editors are recycling more and more
material from their earlier books is starting to get
annoying. Come on guys, it's cheating to quote from
your own books! Make the books smaller if you have
to, but keep it truly all new.