Fans can sit down and relax with Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader. This hardcover edition in the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series will bowl readers over. This biggest ever volume has combined two previous Bathroom Readers in their entirety, Uncle John's Great Big Bathroom Reader and Uncle John's Ultimate Bathroom Reader. It has more entertainment, humor, trivia, science, history, and pop culture than ever before. Among lots of other topics, readers will learn about why the White House is white; strange medical conditions; the history of the bra; the origin of the Miss America pageant; weird tales of the Quija board; the hair museum; why Thanksgiving is in November; why popcorn pops; and the origin of Pop-Tarts "RM" . It's all there in Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader.
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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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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most fun you can have in a bathroom,
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This review is from: Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader (Hardcover)
This 15th annual edition of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader is actually a combination of two previously published books: Uncle John's Great Big Bathroom Reader & Uncle John's Ultimate Bathroom Reader. This allows the Bathroom Readers' Institute (BRI) to deliver 768 pages of little known facts, pop culture tidbits, weird news items, and intriguing origins of everyday things.Articles in the text are not arranged in any particular order so an eight page Contents section at the front of the book is a great guide to your reading pleasure. Thirty three subject categories are used to group the articles which are then subdivided by length. Short articles are one page long. Medium ones are two pages. Long articles are either three or four pages, and Extended articles can run as long as eight pages. Two articles are so long they are broken into several Long parts. One on the history of Miss America is seven parts long, and the World's Tallest Buildings has eight parts. Some of the articles in the book are brainteasers, puzzles, or quizzes. The answers to these are grouped together on the last eleven pages of the book. There is a footnote on each page that contains an interesting fact. E.g.: On page 347 we are told that the shortest performance to win an Oscar was Anthony Quinn's 8 minutes as Gauguin in the movie Lust For Life. Every U.S. president with a beard was a Republican is on page 399. On page 605 the note states that King Louis XV bathed just three time sin his entire life. The BRI claims to gather the most interesting and little-known facts from many sources and they encourage readers to suggest additions to future volumes. Perfect for the bathroom, this book would also go well on a nightstand, but is too heavy for your backpack. A joy to read.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
All you need to know....,
By Lora Ann "lorasvi" (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader (Hardcover)
As you know, this is a book for the bathroom with very interesting facts. BUT THE BOOK IS TOO BIG TOO HOLD WHEN YOU'RE SITTING ON THE BATHROOM. That was very uncomfortable. It so huge that I was dissapointed that I couldn't take it to the bathroom. Though has a lof of fun, educational, and interesting facts. Useless knowledge that you might impress your friends with. I bet you can find hundreds of conversation starters in there!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book,
By Diana (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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Great great book with tons of fun facts, stories, and pieces of interesting, odd, and useful information. An interesting read for any age.
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