Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers’ Institute Collection (29 Titles)
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Overview: Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers are a series of books containing trivia and short essays on miscellaneous topics, ostensibly for reading in the bathroom. The books are credited to the Bathroom Readers’ Institute, though Uncle John is a real person, and are published by Portable Press, an imprint of Baker & Taylor. The introductions in the books, as well as brief notes in some articles, provide small pieces of information about Uncle John. The first book was published in 1988, and in 2012, the series reached its 25th release, The Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader.
Volumes dedicated to a single topic have been released, under the title Uncle John Plunges Into…, for example: history, presidents, and the universe. There are also books on individual U.S. states, the weather, numbers, quotes, the year 2000, a special book for mothers, cat lovers, dog lovers, horse lovers, love, Uncle John’s Book of the Dumb, and several Bathroom Readers for Kids Only!. Though most of the books were written by the Bathroom Readers’ Institute, some of the ones that are based around a specific subject are written by a lone author, who is not in the Institute. Additionally, the Institute will often publish articles and other contributions sent in from readers. Recurring articles such as "Flubbed Headlines", "Oops", and "Classifieds" often depend on these contributions. As of late, the institute publishes three books a year; a "classic" reader, and two "plunges into" editions, one for a location such as a U.S. state, and another of a specific topic.
Their volumes contain information on subjects such as quotes, dumb criminals, palindromes, anagrams, urban legends and hoaxes, failed inventions, the history of everyday things, and accidental discoveries, as well as articles on pop culture and ‘celebrities’ such as Emperor Norton. Throughout the books, there are what the BRI calls "running feet" – short fun facts on the bottom of each page. A typical example is "An object on Jupiter would weigh 144,000 times more than it would on Pluto." Some books have one running foot that simply says "Hi, mom.", being the dedication.
The series has sold 4.5 million copies.
Genre: Non-Fiction/Trivia
- Uncle John’s 24-Karat Gold Bathroom Reader
- Uncle John’s Ahh-Inspiring Bathroom Reader
- Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts
- Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Golden Plunger Awards
- Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Plunges into History
- Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Presents Flush Fiction
- Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader The World’s Gone Crazy
- Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Weird Inventions
- Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Wise Up!
- Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Wonderful World of Odd
- Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Zipper Accidents
- Uncle John’s Briefs – Bathroom Readers’ Institute
- Uncle John’s Curiously Compelling Bathroom Reader
- Uncle John’s Did You Know
- Uncle John’s Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader
- Uncle John’s Facts to Annoy Your Teacher Bathroom Reader for Kids Only!
- Uncle John’s Fast-Acting Long-Lasting Bathroom Reader
- Uncle John’s Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader
- Uncle John’s Great Big Bathroom Reader
- Uncle John’s Heavy Duty Bathroom Readers
- Uncle John’s Impossible Questions & Astounding Answers
- Uncle John’s Presents: Mom’s Bathtub Reader
- Uncle John’s Presents: Book of the Dumb
- Uncle John’s Supremely Satisfying Bathroom Reader
- Uncle John’s True Crime – Bathroom Readers’ Institute
- Uncle John’s Unsinkable Bathroom Reader
- Uncle John’s Unstoppable Bathroom Reader
Added 7/16/2013
- Uncle John’s Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader
- Uncle John’s Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader
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A BIG Thank You goes to Addicted2Books for the wonderful collection and for his unquenchable trivia addiction.
