Uncle John's Canoramic Bathroom Reader

by Bathroom Readers' Institute

Weighing in at a whopping 544 pages, Uncle John’s Canoramic Bathroom Reader presents a wide-angle view of the world around us. It’s overflowing with everything that BRI fans have come to expect from this bestselling trivia fascinating history, silly science, and obscure origins, plus fads, blunders, wordplay, quotes, and a few surprises (such as some of the "creative" methods people have used to pay off their alimony). And yes, Uncle John’s latest masterpiece is guaranteed to keep readers on the edge of the can! So hang on tight and learn about hairy superstitions, animals who act like people, the mother of the Father of Our Country, really BIG things, the world’s first private eye, Bill Gates and his "Toilet Challenge," the story of the Freedom of Information Act, how to behave like a 16th century-style gentleman, the world’s most incredible oil strikes, the Suzette for which Crêpe Suzette is named, and Sewerage Day. Happy Sewerage Day!

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor, Trivia

544 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2014

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

[Jim Ralston · Rating 5 out of 5]

An intriguing extension of a charming series, guaranteed to keep your pipes flowing. There's nothing as satisfying as reading about, e.g., the rise and fall of an entire civilization, all within the space of a dump.

[J.J. Lair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book with loads of useful facts. There are long stories that kept me involved and short quick bits mixed in. The book is often in the humor section of the bookstore, but the history and facts are true and fascinating.
Very good reference book.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like all of books in this series - this one is loaded with fun facts and short pieces written about a wide variety of information, history, science, pop culture and general trivia. You always learn something new every time you crack open an Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.

[Judy Tarver · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books never disappoint with tons of trivia. There is definitely something for everyone in this series of books. I would rate most that I have read five stars but this one, although still very good had a little less interesting content than most of the rest of the ones I have read so far.

[Marita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always just right

These delightful books never fail me. They are silly, insightful, funny and brilliant.
Personally I prefer the short and medium stories, but that's just me.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always like to have something short to read at all times when I have a few minutes and these books never disappoint.

[Caitlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this books as part of the First Reads Program.
As a whole, this book was good for trivia aficionados and those who are just interested in learning new things.
I have read other books in this series, so I thought this book would be similar to those books. This book
was very easy to read and the facts, tidbits, and fascinating backstories or histories of things.
My one issue is having to go from one section of a story to another section many pages down the book.
I liked how it was separated into short, medium, long, and extended categories so I could pick what part to read based on what time I had.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, what can you say about these readers to distinguish one from another? They're always funny, interesting, and informative collections of facts, anecdotes, and short articles. This one was less focused on a single topic than some other volumes, which is good. Obviously it's not something you'll read straight through, and I'm reluctant to actually leave it in the bathroom, but these always make a nice gag gift, good travel reading, or something to peruse on a lazy Sunday morning with coffee.

*Full disclosure, I won a copy of this in the Goodreads "first reads" giveaway.*

[Lynn Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another in the series of bathroom readers by "Uncle John". I enjoy each of these books and always learn something new. I've already got another one ready to begin. It's a nice way to use your time in the bathroom. Each chapter is short and easily read in a short amount of time. I especially enjoy the little random tidbits of knowledge at the bottom of each page of the book. This wasn't my favorite reader of the series, but it was good and I look forward to the next one.

[Patrick Lincoln · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recieved this book free through good reads first reads and I am always amazed at the information that you find in these books. Why not try to learn a little something while you go to the bathroom? Who knows it may help you on trivia night!

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice copy of the uncle john's bathroom reader series.

[Tom Darrow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another solid bathroom reader.

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Utterly fascinating, just like pretty much all of the other books in the series.

[Sarah Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful series!

[Michael Tarpinian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yippee! I finished another BRI book.

[Bob Cantrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

The usual funny stuff and some bizarre stuff. I just liked it.

[Brian]

This one lasted a year! Of course, I was gone for 4 1/2 months.