The dedicated researchers at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute return with some fast-acting, long-lasting relief for fans who have been suffering without a new infusion of trademark trivia and obscure facts. Flush with all the usual useless (and occasionally useful) information readers have come to expect, the book eliminates boredom from the daily routine. Ever wonder what to do with Preparation H besides the obvious? Want to learn more about celebrity jailbirds or the history of the RV? Then it’s time to take the plunge! Other topics include the worst general of World War II, the origin of the shopping mall, space food, project invisibility, and famous Super Bowl ads.
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Since 1988, the Bathroom Readers' Institute has led the movement to stand up for those who sit down and read in the bathroom (and anywhere else, for that matter). Our crack staff works year-round to bring you the publishing industry's most absorbing anthologies of history, humor, origins, flops, fads, quotes, puzzles, kids' stuff, and more. Today, with more than 11 million books in print and a membership base topping 40,000 loyal readers, the movement begat by Uncle John is stronger than ever. In fact, the "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" series in the longest-running, most popular series of its kind in the world.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You really should get this book,
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This review is from: Uncle John's Fast-Acting Long-Lasting Bathroom Reader (Bathroom Reader Series) (Paperback)
I have read probably ten or so bathroom readers...and I would give every single one of them five stars. I'm absolutely addicted to these books, and I will eventually read all of them. Unfortunately, I didn't keep track of which ones I have read.
The neatest thing about these books is that you can amaze your friends with the most obscure information! Like, when you are on an elevator...you can say things like "Would you like to hear about the history of elevators and how they were invented?" Or....you can tell them amazing stories about things like "the gimli glider" (Google it). Keep up the good work Uncle John!!! (and the BRI Staff)
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun with trivia and more trivia...,
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This review is from: Uncle John's Fast-Acting Long-Lasting Bathroom Reader (Bathroom Reader Series) (Paperback)
That I want to go to the bathroom every time I see this book, reminds me of Pavlov's dog that wanted to eat each time it heard the bell ring - now you know I m kidding... Seriously, this book is interesting to go through, not only because the contents are crisp and well-researched, but because they are varied in subject, length, format and treatment. No two consecutive articles are of the same type and length, or for that matter, subject.
The Bathroom Readers Institute (B.R.I) has come up with this immense collection of information, jokes, anecdotes, and other trivia from all sources of information imaginable at this time, brought about in a near-random order. The articles are arranged under numerous headings like A Blunderful life, Bathroom news, Life is strange, TV of not TV, Crème de la Crud, Hut hut hike, Forgotten history, Pop-pourri, Business, Food for thought, That's death, Canadiana, Wordplay, I will survive, Mouthing off, Law and order, Americana, Toys and amusement, Myths and legends, Music, Heroes and villains, Reel stuff, Origins, The printed word, Pop science, Words and origins, Spies and conspiracies, Animals, Tricks and hoaxes, Politics, Public lives, and finally, Answers to teasers. All in all, this is a 500-odd paged compendium of trivia - some funny and others, informative. That being said, it doesn't have to be read only in the bathroom, but anywhere, anytime... in fact, it still stays on my desk (near my TV flipper) where I can reach it whenever I want to and can, rather than where it was intended to be. But that is a matter of preference, isn't it?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
18 great editions and counting,
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This review is from: Uncle John's Fast-Acting Long-Lasting Bathroom Reader (Bathroom Reader Series) (Paperback)
The Bathroom Readers' Institute has produced another great volume of the best useless knowledge you'll ever read about. The only problem is that I still can't put it down when I finish my business. So, it is the end of January, I'm almost done with the book, and have to wait 11 months until the 19th edition.
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