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Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader

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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.

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!

Great great book with tons of fun facts, stories, and pieces of interesting, odd, and useful information. An interesting read for any age.

The Biggest Bathroom Reader Ever is a great book for adults who feel like they can never accomplish reading because the book is big. Well, okay the book is huge but the articles are only 3 to 4 pages long. The things are really humorous and inquisitive. For example, on page 530 it says that the country of Brazil was named after the Brazil nut. Some of the articles titles are Brand Names, Who Cracked The Liberty Bell?, Diner Lingo, and

Dumb Crooks. If youre looking for a good book I would definitely recommend this book. Also, if you are loking for books to fill your shelf, the bathroom reader series should be on your shopping list.- FeatherBall

Arrived very fast and in great condition. I hope this seller has what I'm looking for again. I have no problem at all with this seller. Great Transaction. -*:*'""*:*.-:¦:-** SUPER SELLER~HIGHLY RECOMENDED!!!!**-:¦:-*:*'''''*:*-

This is the kind of purchase where you cannot go wrong. The only reason to buy this book is if you or someone you know tends to read a lot in the bathroom and if that's the case, these books are perfectly designed for you. I used to grab anything I could on the way to the john - from magazines to catalogs or even the local Penny Saver, but that's over now that I've discovered this series of books. A simple concept executed perfectly.

Excellent, everytime I use the restroom, I pick up the book and just pick a page and just start reading. Very imformative!

My husband loved it. I will never get him out of the bathroom again Great Christmas gift

its a great gift for someone you have no idea what to get. and it was loved by that person.. for months they just ran around reciting the facts they read in the book. great product

I purchased 3 copies of this book and gave one to my Father-In-Law, my Father and my Husband! They love the book and find it interesting to read.