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Uncle John's All-Purpose Extra-Strength Bathroom Reader

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Why is our lucky 13th edition All-Purpose? Uncle John himself explains: "You can read this Bathroom Readeranywhere—in the obvious spot, in bed or, heck, by the pool or at work." Why Extra-Strength? "Because of the mountains of research gathered, you can guess where, by our crackpot...I mean hotshot...staff." Yes, APES(as we affectionately call it at the BRI) is filled to the rim with more than 500 pages of amazing facts, quotes, history, myths, brain teasers, origins, celebrity gossip, and our powerful brand of "uncanny" humor. Here are 13 reasons to read this book:

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Legendary business blunders

Hollywood's biggest bombs

Wide world of weird sports

Dog food for thought

The birth of the CD

Dumb criminals

Zappa's Law

And much, much more!

Genre
humor
Audience
adult
Length
long · 504 pages

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