Uncle John's Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Series) [Paperback]

Bathroom Readers' Institute (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bathroom Reader | Publication Date: May 7, 2002

Yep! These high-demand editions are finally back in print! This lighthearted, easy-to-read collection of facts, quotes, history, science, word origins, pop culture, gossip, humor, and more is organized by length: Readers can spend a minute with the Quickies, relax with Normal-Length articles, or really get cozy with Long Items.

This collection of reprints includes information readers have been patiently awaiting, such as:

*How to start your own country
*How one nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day
*The origin of video games
*The origins of common words and phrases
*The truth about the Bermuda Triangle
*The inside story of Dr. Seuss

And, of course, it offers the more than 100 hot topics that the Bathroom Reader series is known for: movies, education, entertainment, corporate America, celebrities, literature, practical jokes, music, and a host of others.

Product Details

• Paperback: 678 pages
• Publisher: Portable Press; First Printing edition (May 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879682745
• ISBN-13: 978-1879682740
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Do you mind? I'm in here reading, thank you!, October 9, 2004

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Alan Attebery (Arlington, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uncle John's Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Series) (Paperback)

What on earth did people do in the bathroom before the "Uncle John Bathroom Readers" came into existence? Honestly, I can't remember.

This combination 5th, 6th, & 7th editions book of the venerable "Bathroom Reader" series is not much different than the editions that came before it.

Well, there is one difference. The Bathroom Readers' Institute took over the publishing duties of their books beginning with the 5th edition. For reasons known only to them, the BRI only did one printing each of the 5th, 6th, and 7th editions. Even as they continued to print new editions, and even reprint those later editions, they never did anything about these three editions.

Finally, the BRI decided to reprint the "lost" editions as one giant book. According to the preface, they even updated some of the "stories" in the book. Unfortunately, they should have also updated some of the many misspellings and other grammatical errors that plagued these editions.

Personally, I would have prefered for the BRI to re-issue each of these editions individually. But something is better than nothing, which makes this combined book one serious bathroom reader.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the single most interesting book i've ever read, July 2, 2001

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Maximus Frischhertz "Danger" (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Uncle John's Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Series) (Paperback)

This collection of facts is amazing. The amount of pure information is astounding. All of the articles are so well assembled, very informative and to the point. I haven't put this book down for over a year. I now intend to own every one.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book has it all, March 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Uncle John's Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Series) (Paperback)

This book, Uncle Johns Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader is the complete collection of the 5th, 6th, and 7th Bathroom Readers. It contains amazing facts from TV speeches that made a President, to left-handed facts, as well as the curse of King Tut. A must-read for people who enjoy the Bathroom Readers.