Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into History Again

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into...

by Bathroom Readers' Institute

History repeats itself as Uncle John once again takes the plunge into the past! For our big number-two, we dug ever deeper into our bottomless vaults to bring you more of history’s most colorful characters, cultural milestones, funniest mishaps, and earth-shattering events. More than 500 pages of great stories, fascinating facts, and fun quizzes await you. Read about…

 

* Philosophers who fought with fireplace pokers
* “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this Wall!”
* Where are they now—the Goths
* The golden age of wife-selling
* History’s most horrible dentist award
* The French monks who invented tennis
* Women of the Gold Rush

And much, much more!

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Humor, Trivia, Reference, Ebooks

528 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2004

About the author

The Bathroom Reader's Institute UJBR boasts more than 12 million books in print and a membership base topping 40,000 loyal readers . . .

Reviews

[Phillip Fuller · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Bathroom Readers Institute has published another book of entertaining and fascinating facts for our amusement. I like how they delve into obscure history as well as the well known history of the world. The book has easily digestable facts on the slang of the past to the origins of domesticated animals like dogs. I enjoyed this book and I will end this review now to prevent any spoilers due to my enthusiasm.

[Glen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great collection of short tales about history. No wonder these things sold so well.

[shauna sever · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great!

I love Uncle John's!!! I'm so happy it's on kindle, and I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!! P.S. on the page about the green berets in the Afghanistan war, it says that as of the time of writing, Osama Bin Laden hasn't been captured, (when he was found, he was killed) you should update this

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn’t read the first book, but I loved this one! It got me interested in the stories behind history as a kid, and it was a rejection of the idea that history’s a bunch of wars and dates. The articles in here were very entertaining, like the ones about historical figures who died in the bathroom, the children of dictators, how Venice was founded by the Huns, and many more.

[Brent Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

My only regret about these books is that I didn't think of it first. Lots of interesting stuff to read while busy with other business. I have enjoyed them all. It's not Christmas without a new bathroom reader to enjoy.

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun facts for the most part, but some was just plain boring. I enjoy trivia but this book just wasn't that good.

[Dr. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A gag gift that proved to be quite entertaining.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The entire Uncle John series is addicting and has single-handedly lead to many incidents of me "holding up the line" to the bathroom.

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much the sameness

[Jbussen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aina Hina

[Joshua Friesen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bunch of random facts. You can't go wrong.

[Nathan Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's like crack for my brain.

if there wasn't crack for my brain already.

[Tammie Lagimodiere · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how it gives facts about history