Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Presidency

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into...

by Bathroom Readers' Institute

Modern-day presidential candidates are subjected to unprecedented scrutiny, and Uncle John is right there alongside other zealous investigators digging up the most compelling, confounding, entertaining, and unique information, facts, and figures about our nation's chief executives. This book is full of interesting insights, amazing anecdotes, and trashy tidbits about the lives, times, and issues of each president. Topics include: The Men — Their Personalities, Performance, Virtues, and Vices; Presidential Firsts and Lasts; Sibling Rivalry — Presidential Brothers and Sisters in the News; Health Secrets of the Chief Executives; Close Calls — Assassination Attempts; The Presidency as Depicted in Books, Movies, the Media, and Monuments; and much more. Readers learn about the oldest sitting president (Reagan at 77); the tiniest president (5'4" James Madison, who weighed less than 100 pounds); and the special status of 1841 (the only year when three separate men all served as president).

Genres: History, Humor, Nonfiction, Trivia, American History

320 pages, Paperback

First published September 20, 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

[Nina · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of Ross's series of Uncle John's books that he's addicted to. No plot, just a lot of interesting factoids, many of which are presented in an irreverent way. My favorite story was about Robert Todd Lincoln. His life was saved shortly before the assassination of Abe by Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes. Edwin yanked Robert by the collar to pull him to safety on a train platform as Robert started to fall off into the path of a train. Plus, Robert was present at the assassination of two other presidents, Garfield and McKinley.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

A gift from Julia Robinson to occupy me post-surgery. I thought it a bit strange at first, since it isn't really something you sit down and read, cover to cover, but it was actually perfect on those nights when I was really pretty uncomfortable and wanted to read something for a little while in the middle of the night while waiting for the pain-killers to kick in...

[Darbi Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's okay. The non-themed bathroom readers are more fun in my opinion.

[T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anything about the presidents that you would want to know about is in here. Seriously, EVERYTHING.