The Best of the Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader

by Bathroom Readers' Institute

We stuffed the best stuff we’ve ever written (1996-07) into 576 glorious pages. Result: pure bathroom-reading bliss! You’re just a few clicks away from the most hilarious, head-scratching material that has made Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader an unparalleled publishing phenomenon. As always, the articles are divided into short, medium, and long for your sitting convenience. So treat yourself to the best of history, science, politics, and pop culture--plus the dumbest of the dumb crooks, the strangest of the strange lawsuits, and loads more, including . . .

- The Barbados Tombs
- The Lonely Phone Booth
- The Origin of the Supermarket
- The History of the IQ Test
- Robots in the News
- Tennessee’s Body Farm
- Happy Donut Day!
- The Origin of Nachos
- The Birth of the Submarine
- A Viewer's Guide to Rainbows
- How the Mosquito Changed History
And much, much more!

Genres: Trivia, Nonfiction, Reference, Humor

576 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

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

[Noelle Walsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must confess I read most of this book outside of the bathroom. I didn't want to stop reading it! I find myself enjoying books like this more and more with every one I read because they are so interesting and full of easy-to-read articles and plenty of trivia (and as a trivia buff, I REALLY love that aspect of the Bathroom Readers). This is a must read for any reader, whether they read in the bathroom or not!

[Judy Tarver · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great. There are so many books in this series and each one I read I wonder how do they come up with so much information? Some of it isn’t all that useful but they still tell it in a way that makes it fascinating to know the trivia and I can definitely say even if you read it and don’t like some of it, there is something for everyone in this book and the others in the series. A completely unique kind of book filled with lots of interesting facts.

[Georgene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of Interesting articles, however I gave this book 3 stars instead of 4 because I found some instances of errors. I don't think that anyone researches any of the "facts" in the Bathroom Reader books. I think if the editors find something that interests them in print, it's used without any fact checking. Too bad as a lot of the stories are pretty interesting.

[Tom Darrow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good mix of longer and shorter stories. The trivia at the bottom of the pages was a bit lacking compared to some other books... a lot of well known factoids.

[Kwirebaugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

i MUST SAY THAT I AM A BATHROOM READER. I LOVED THIS BOOK. SO MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT SO MANY THINGS. IT WAS MY HUSBAND'S BOOK, BUT I FELT COMPELLED TO READ IT. A MUST FOR THE TRUE BATHROOM READER!

[Timo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book was so interesting to read. I think this is my new favorite genre. I can't wait to read more of these awesome facts' books.

[Micah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book knows what it is and doesn't aspire to be something else. It's a book full of trivia for bathroom reading. Very enjoyable.

[chris fidler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book of fun facts and interesting stories. This is meant to be read in a series of short sessions (bathroom breaks) but I found it hard to not read straight through.