Uncle John's Fourth Bathroom Reader

by Bathroom Readers' Institute

Here's a pot-pourri of stimulating reading...for moments when nothing but the most absorbing material will do! No more frantic searches at the last minute for that perfect magazine article. No agonizing choices between light reading and the serious stuff. This little volume has it all: Entertainment, humor, education, trivia, science, history, pop culture...and more! And it's even divided by length-you can spend a minute with the Quickies, relax with Normal-Length articles, or really get comfortable with Long Items.

With Uncle John's Bathroom Reader strategically placed in your home, you'll settle in happily and read about:

-The origin of common words and phrases
-The 7 wonders of the ancient world
-The origin of Ronald
-Elvis's letter to Richard Nixon
-The curse of King Tut
-World-class winners & losers
-Famous pirates
-And a host of great bathroom topics

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor, Trivia

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 1991

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

[Bob Cantrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well what can you say about a book to read in the bathroom? Just that it is fun and enlightening. Now don't think you have to read it in the bathroom, because it makes for great bedtime reading also. If you like trivia then Uncle John is familiar to you if you are just getting into trivia there is no better place to start. I just finished this one and it was written in 1991, but that is alright with these books you can start with anyone of them. One caveat something's are slightly outdate, but hey you get to see what was thought in 1991 if you did happen to pay attention as you went through the year. I know I missed a few things myself. So grab a copy and trivia on.

[Gordon Popular · Rating 3 out of 5]

When you go to the library it's always good to train your mind. Full of unusual and entertaining info, you'll be the hit at trivia night. Recommended.

[Mark Oppenlander · Rating 3 out of 5]

Things I learned from this book:

- The word addict originally described a type of Roman slave. So to be an addict is to be enslaved to something.
- Tobacco farmers were exempt from the WWII draft because the crop was considered "essential."
- The name Kiwanis comes from a Canadian Indian expression that means "we have good time/we make noise." How appropriate.
- A South Korean movie theater owner decided that "The Sound of Music" was too long and so decided to shorten it - by cutting out all of the songs.
- There are trace amounts of iron in the human nose that allow us to find our bearings in relation to the Earth's magnetic poles, even without the use of our eyes.
- "Sweet Dreams" by the Eurythmics was recorded in one take as a demo. It became the groups first mega-hit.
- Tabasco sauce did not originate in Mexico, it is just named after a Mexican river.

And much more!

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read all 25! Love them!

[Michael Tarpinian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the new stuff.