Uncle John's Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader

ISBN: 9781879682733

出版社: Advantage Pub Group

出版年: 2002-5

页数: 522

定价: $ 19.15

装帧: Pap

内容简介

Since 1988, millions of people have discovered the relief of having Uncle John in the bathroom with them! No more frantic searches at the last minute for that perfect magazine article. No more agonizing choices between light reading and the serious stuff. Uncle John's Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader collects humorous stories, interesting facts, and useless trivia chosen specifically for temporary reading needs. This edition includes: *Weird tourist traps

*Who invented daylight savings time?

*The birth of the calendar

*The history of the bra

Plus, it continues with the regular features readers look forward to, such as the stories behind popular songs, the origins of famous phrases, proverbs from prime-time television, and memorable people who made their mark in 15 minutes.