Uncle John's Unstoppable Bathroom Reader (Bathroom Reader Series)

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Summary: Great reading in or out of the bathroom
Review: As usual, The Bathroom Reader's Press has provided food for thought and and thought for digestion. An excellent gift for the person who has everything (the toilet is the great equalizer). I even give one to my doctor every year.
An informative and entertaining read.

Rating:
Summary: A Truly Moving Experience!
Review: As usual, The Bathroom Reader's Press has provided food for thought and and thought for digestion. An excellent gift for the person who has everything (the toilet is the great equalizer). I even give one to my doctor every year.
An informative and entertaining read.

Rating:
Summary: Great reading in or out of the bathroom
Review: The 16th edition was my first purchase of the series, and now I am probably going to get many more of the books in the series because these are great ways to spend relatively short periods of time and learn so much interesting stuff at the same time. As a bonus, every page has what the authors call "running feet" which is little tidbits of trivia, such as "When a person is dying, hearing is the last sense to go. Sight is the first."

Also, since there are over 500 pages in the recent editions, there is plenty of material to read and one won't finish the book all that quickly, especially if it is used in the bathroom alone.

The topics in the 16th edition cover just about everything imaginable, from how rock bands got their names, urban legends, history of the bagel, to interesting facts and trivia about hurricanes and everything in between. I would think this book would be a great gift for someone in a hospital and I would think it might make a great travel companion while sitting in airports or hotels, though its size and weight makes it more difficult to pack in carry-on luggage.

I wish every doctor and dentist had a set of these books in their waiting rooms! It would make those long waits go by much faster and much more enjoyably. And how about automobile repair waiting rooms? They would be ideal places to have these books for customers to read as they wait. The relatively short length and variety of the entries would be perfect in those environments.

If you love trivia or obscure yet interesting facts about the amazing world around us, you will probably enjoy this book and series. It makes spending the time in "the smallest room in the house" a lot more enjoyable and educational.