books about: bathroom     books:       Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into History (Uncle John Presents)11 reviews Portable Press, 2002 Don't miss it! This book is quite an eye-opener! Not only is it entertaining (and sometimes hilarious) it is amazingly educational. There is no question that the greatest history buff will get something out of this book, and the presentation is priceless! The history starts B.C. and moves into modern times, teaching you stuff you never heard from your history teachers. The History of Underwear is one of my ...             Uncle John's Gigantic Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)14 reviews Bathroom Readers' Institute Portable Press, 2006 Book is thick! I've read Bathroom Readers way back in highschool and I enjoyed it! The book is very thick packed with everyday trivia. A must-get for all you trivia-buffs out there!             Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Golden Plunger Awards (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)2 reviews Bathroom Readers' Institute Portable Press, 2008 What a plunge! I'm an Uncle John Bathroom Reader addict. I've not been 100% satisfied the last couple of times - too much copy-and-past from earlier editions. But this one, "Golden plunger awards", has once again turned going to the toilet into a joyride. Good stories. Well organized. And easy to find subjects you want to read about.             Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader Calendar 2009 (Original Page a Day Calendars) Bathroom Readers' Institute Workman Publishing Company, 2008 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader is a quirky, compulsively readable, and just-plain-fun compendium for the 68 % of Americans who read in the john?and anyone with a wacky sense of humor. Offbeat trivia, riddles, weird-but-true stories. Clueless criminals, like the guy who robbed two gas stations while wearing a court-ordered monitoring device. Strange inventions: electronic underwear that measures your vital signs, calls emergency services if ...             Uncle John's Unsinkable Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader) Bathroom Readers' Institute Portable Press, 2008 Uncle John's Unsinkable Bathroom Reader is jam-packed with over 500 pages of humor, history, science, pop culture, and more. This all-new 21st edition in this popular series is divided into short, medium, and long sections that explore topics including: Breaking the Mayan Code, Cycads: The Most Ancient Plants on Earth, The History of the Library of Congress, Return to Chernobyl, An Untold Story of WWII: The Fighting 442, The Origin of Lasers, ...             Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts: And Bizarre Information (Bathroom Readers)11 reviews Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Society Portable Press, 2006 Don't Just Read It In The Bathroom This is my 1st Bathroom Reader and won't be my last. If you enjoy trivial facts about anything imaginable..... This one's for you.             Uncle John's Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader (Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader)16 reviews Bathroom Readers' Institute Portable Press, 2007 It Was 20 Years Ago Today Uncle John Taught the Band to Play! For trivia fans, 1988 stands as a landmark year. 1988 was the year "Uncle John" and the Bathroom Readers' Institute published the first BATHROOM READER volume containing interesting and oddball facts. That first book ran to 224 pages and cost $9.95. And now, praise be, here we are celebrating the 20th anniversary with this whooping 597-opus sure to delight all lovers of knowledge. Edition 20 ...             Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Takes a Swing at Baseball (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)2 reviews Bathroom Readers' Institute Portable Press, 2008 Magnificent The introduction states; "We've wanted to do one of these for years" and already another is planned, this "swing" at Baseball offers a fantastic journey through the life, times and rules of the game that without the reader knowing it, paints a glorious historical narrative that can be absorbed at a truly comfortable pace. A wonderful purchase or gift for the everyday fan with a plethora of ...             Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Jingle Bell Christmas (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader) Bathroom Readers' Institute Portable Press, 2008 It?s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and Uncle John is back with a new compilation of Christmas past and present. Packed with as much fun stuff as an elf?s Christmas stocking, this anthology includes all the legends, lore, trivia, and history Uncle John didn?t have room for in the first Christmas collection. Highlights include why Figgy pudding was banned in Boston, the story of snow globes, the Christmas pickle, Bad Santas, and more!             Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Music (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)9 reviews Bathroom Readers' Institute Portable Press, 2008 It's Uncle John. Uncle John = quality. It's a fact. I haven't read this one yet, but I plan on soon, and not just in the bathroom. Read these anywhere. In a car, on a plane. The fine folks at the BRI just do an amazing job.             The Best of the Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Bathroom Readers' Institute Portable Press, 2008 For 20 years, Uncle John?s Bathroom Readers have been a tried-and-true remedy for eliminating boredom while taking care of business. For this latest entry, the Bathroom Reader?s Institute crackpot team of writers has picked through volumes eight through 20 in the series to come up with a collection that?s packed with the weirdest, funniest, and most entertaining articles to date. It?s flush with Uncle John?s favorite bits of information: ...             There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom229 reviews Louis Sachar Yearling, 1988 Must read I think every child, parent, and teacher should read this book - it is wonderful and inspiring - helping us to see the good in everyone. I read this to my kids when they were in elementary school, and I think it helped shape their concern for others - gave them the desire to look out for the underdog. Sometimes we have no idea the struggles that others are faced with - and it helps us all to ...             Fires in the Middle School Bathroom: Advice to Teachers from Middle Schoolers Kathleen Cushman, Laura Rogers New Press, 2008 The highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling Fires in the Bathroom ?filled with practical, honest advice from middle school students to their teachers. Following on the heels of the bestselling Fires in the Bathroom , which brought the insights of high school students to teachers and parents, Kathleen Cushman now turns her attention to the crucial and challenging middle grades, joining forces with adolescent psychologist Laura Rogers. ...             Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from High School Students7 reviews Kathleen Cushman, Lisa Delpit New Press, 2005 Please read this book teachers! This book ROCKS. I wish that all of my teachers would read it. High school kids are sick of being treated like second class citizens or caged animals and finally here we get some respect. Thank you Kathleen Cushman for listening to intelligent teenagers and getting their words into print.             Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Hollywood (Bathroom Readers)8 reviews Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Society Portable Press, 2006 Strange title, but a fun book. This was a gift from a media friend of ours. She knows I stay in the car and read when my wife shops. So this is more a car book than a bathroom book. It is fun and there are so many sections in so many categories and covers most of the great stars. The only complaint I would make is that there are some great ones only given a sentence or not mentioned at all. A sequel to this book is ...             Pottery Barn Bathrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)11 reviews Judith Nasatir, Clay Ide Oxmoor House, 2003 Best of the Pottery Barn books I have read/used three of the Pottery Barn books listed in order of my opinion of them: Baths, Living Rooms, and Bedrooms. Baths was very good, with beautiful photographs, interesting and innovative ideas, and some useful design advice. Most of the book provided a several page showcase for an individual bath with discussion of what made it special. Living rooms was OK. It's content was more ...             Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Cat Lover's Companion (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)6 reviews Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Society Portable Press, 2006 A fun book for cat lovers I've enjoyed the other Uncle John's Bathroom Readers and this one made a wonderful gift for my cat-loving mother! I've enjoyed browsing through it in her, um, facilities, and I find the stories fascinating. Great literature it isn't, but it is perfect for those who love cats and only have a few minutes at a time to read!             Uncle John's Curiously Compelling Bathroom Reader10 reviews Bathroom Readers' Institute Portable Press, 2006 A Holiday Tradition We gave one of these to our son-in-law for Christmas a few years ago and now it's become a tradition. You can pick any page and enjoy/learn something. And no, it doesn't have to be in the bathroom. :)             Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Dog Lover's Companion (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)5 reviews Bathroom Readers' Institute Portable Press, 2007 Excellent book for everyone This book, like all of the Uncle John's Bathroom Readers, is an excellent book. It give many, many interesting facts about dogs that I did not know but find informative and educational as well as entertaining. It is really enjoyable reading.             Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into National Parks (Bathroom Reader)4 reviews Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Society Portable Press, 2007 Great book As an avid BRI reader, I was really looking forward to this book. It has lived up to all my expectations. If anyone is interested in national parks in the US and Canada, this is "must" reading.              search for books advice, anniversary, baseball, bathroom, bathrooms, bizarre, calendar, calendars, christmas, companion, compelling, curiously, extraordinary, gigantic, history, hollywood, information, library, national, original, plunger, plunges, pottery, presents, readers, schoolers, students, teachers, triumphant, unsinkable books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Jim Murray's Whiskey Bible: The World's Leading Whiskey Guide from the ... leave a comment home  impressum - about us