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SPRING 2010

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NEW RELEASES

Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader: The World’s Gone Crazy 2

Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Plunges into Canada, Eh 3

Uncle John’s Bathroom Puzzler: Crosswords 4

Uncle John’s Bathroom Puzzler: Genius Sudoku 5

Uncle John’s Creature Feature Bathroom Reader for Kids Only! 6

RECENTLY RELEASED

Uncle John’s Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader 7

Instant Genius: Smart Mouths 8

BACKLIST 9

INDEX 19

SALES & ORDERING INFORMATION 20

Table of Contents Spring 2010

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N E W R E L E A S E S

Uncle John’s latest compendium of the most bizarre and entertaining information imaginable—a Worldwide Weird-opedia!

It’s a strange world out there—and Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader loves it! Open this book anywhere and read about: weird news, unusual people, horrible movies, and the most outlandish animals, businesses, histories, body parts, Web sites, rituals, music, organizations, buildings, books, cars—and bathrooms, of course. Find out about:

• Designer dog cloning

• Furniture made from machine guns

• A cow that eats chickens

• How to take x-rays of yourself—at home for just a few bucks

• The science that says our DNA is from outer space

and hundreds and hundreds of other oddities from all over the universe.

Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader® The World’s Gone Crazy

Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader®

The World’s Gone CrazyBathroom Readers’ Institute®

5½ x 8¼, 486 pagesCarton: 20, Trade PaperHumor1-60710-101-7978-1-60710-101-7$18.95 USPub Date: April 2010I S B N 978-1-60710-101-7

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Uncle John’s taking the plunge . . . into the Great White North!

at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute, we love all things Canadian and figure that just because we weren’t lucky enough to be born in the land of the northern lights doesn’t mean we can’t devote an entire Bathroom Reader to it. So put away the hockey gear, grab a plate of Kraft dinner, and join us. Whether you’re a true Canuck or always wanted to be one, this book is for you!

Read about:

• A waterfall in New Brunswick that flows . . . backward

• The government’s secret official UFO division

• British Columbia’s gold-rush camels

• The history of Harlequin romance novels

• The Acadians—North America’s original Cajuns

• The Wendigo, sea serpents, and the famous Sasquatch hunter, René Dahinden

• And much more!

Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader® Plunges into Canada, Eh


Plunges Into Canada, EhBathroom Readers’ Institute®

5½ x 8¼, 486 pagesCarton: 20, Trade PaperHumor1-60710-100-9978-1-60710-100-0 $18.95 USPub Date: May 2010I S B N 978-1-60710-100-0

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Crossword junkies, this one’s for you! A tantalizing, brain-bending collection of crossword puzzles . . . with that Uncle John twist.

Here at the BRI, the only thing we love more than puzzles are words. So we put it all together and came up with the cleverest, funniest, trickiest crossword puzzles on all of the topics the Bathroom Readers are famous for: forgotten history, the world’s weirdest news items, fads, flops, profound (and profoundly funny) quotes, animals, vegetables, minerals, and the rich, the famous, and the infamous. It’s all here. are you ready for your first clue?

Uncle John’s Bathroom Puzzler: Crosswords

Uncle John’s Bathroom Puzzler: CrosswordsBathroom Readers’ Institute®

5 x 7, 288 pagesCarton: 24, Trade PaperHumor/Games1-60710-098-3978-1-60710-098-0$9.95 USPub Date: June 2010I S B N 978-1-60710-098-0

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Attention Sudoku diehards—the BRI’s puzzle fanatics have come up with another edition just for you!

The Sudoku craze has swept the world, and this latest entry in Uncle John’s puzzle library brings readers more than 200 challenging, brain-burning Sudokus. Designed for experienced puzzlers, it’s divided into three sections—medium, challenging, and downright diabolical. No easy puzzles here! And to cool off your sizzling brain, every page features a running foot—those trivia tidbits that Bathroom Reader fans love. So grab a pencil and start puzzling!

Uncle John’s Bathroom Puzzler: Genius Sudoku

Uncle John’s Bathroom Puzzler: Genius SudokuBathroom Readers’ Institute®

5 x 7, 288 pagesCarton: 24, Trade PaperHumor/Games1-60710-133-5978-1-60710-133-8$9.95 USPub Date: March 2010I S B N 978-1-60710-133-8

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Uncle John’s Creature Feature Bathroom Reader for Kids Only!

Get ready to walk on the wild side!

Do you have the nerve to read this book? The editors at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute took the wackiest stories from three great kids’ Bathroom Readers—Strange & Scary, Under the Slimy Sea, and Wild & Woolly —and packed them into these pages. Only kids with the strongest hearts (and stomachs) will be able to handle all the gross facts, ghost stories, slimy creatures, kooky illustrations, and beastly jokes inside these pages. Go hog wild and read about:

• The world’s smelliest sneaker

• Dog-sized horses and horse-sized dogs

• The great ball of snot

• An armadillo invasion and a turtle traffic jam

• Zombies, Bigfoot, and “the mothman”

• How to make your own mummy

• Why polar bears don’t eat penguins

• Vengeful ghosts and haunted castles

• And much more!

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Uncle John’s Creature Feature Bathroom Reader for Kids Only!Bathroom Readers’ Institute®

5½ x 8¼, 414 pagesCarton: 24, Trade PaperHumor/Juvenile1-60710-099-1978-1-60710-099-7 $14.95 USPub Date: March 2010I S B N 978-1-60710-099-7

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R E C E N T LY R E L E A S E D


This 22nd edition in the popular Uncle John’s series is flush with fun facts, figures, and loads of the BRI’s trademark trivia.

This all-new 22nd edition in the ever-absorbing Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series is sure to satisfy readers with more than 500 pages of humor, history, science, pop culture, and more! Open anywhere and read about:

• The Lost Cloud People of Peru

• Soda pop flops

• England’s Roswell

• The great “Gold Accumulator” hoax

• America’s sportscar: the story of the Corvette

• The worst sports teams of all time

• The Great Garbology Project

• How to tell if you’ve been abducted by aliens

• The history of surfing

• 3-D television

• And much more!

Uncle John’s Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader®

Uncle John’s Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader®

Bathroom Readers’ Institute®

5½ x 8¼, 540 pagesCarton: 20, Trade PaperHumor1-60710-036-3978-1-60710-036-2$18.95 USPub Date: November 2009I S B N 978-1-60710-036-2

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Instant Genius: Smart MouthsThe Best Quotations Ever Collected

A quote book with a difference: the smartest and funniest quotations of all time, artfully arranged into witty—and surprising—categories. Every page will entertain, educate, and delight.

Does every quote book have to be as weighty and ponderous as Bartlett’s to be relevant? The answer is a resounding “no.” On subjects as varied as history, love, sex, boredom, sports, cheese, smoking, politics, juggling, school, and the true meaning of bellybutton lint, Instant Genius: Smart Mouths will make your brain happy to be alive (and thankful that you taught it to read). Here are just a few of the thousands of morsels you’ll find:

• “Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.” —Aristotle

• “The fastest way to a man’s heart is through his chest.” —Roseanne Barr

• “A ship is safe in harbor, but that is not what ships are for.” —William Shedd

• “It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase ‘as pretty as an airport’ appear.” —Douglas Adams

Instant Genius: Smart MouthsThe Knowledge Commons5½ x 8¼, 384 pagesCarton: 24, Paper Over BoardReference/Quotations1-60710-075-4978-1-60710-075-1$19.95 USPub Date: October 2009I S B N 978-1-60710-075-1

9 7 8 1 6 0 7 1 0 0 7 5 1 Instant Genius: Fast Food for ThoughtThe Knowledge Commons5½ x 8¼, 400 pagesCarton: 24, Paper Over BoardReference

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Uncle John’s All-Purpose Extra Strength Bathroom Reader®



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Uncle John’s Bathroom Puzzler: Word SearchBathroom Readers’ Institute®

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Uncle John’s Bathroom Puzzler: 365 Logic PuzzlesBathroom Readers’ Institute®


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Uncle John’s Did You Know...? Bathroom Reader for Kids Only!®


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Uncle John’s Facts to Annoy Your Teacher Bathroom Reader for Kids Only!®


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Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader® Takes a Swing at BaseballBathroom Readers’ Institute®


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WISE UP!Bathroom Readers’ Institute®

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365 Logic Puzzles .......................................................11

Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader ......................10

Ahh-Inspiring Bathroom Reader ....................................9

All-Purpose Extra Strength Bathroom Reader .............10

Best of the Best of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader .....17

Best of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader .......................17

Big Bad Word Search ..................................................11

Book of Fun Bathroom Reader for Kids Only! ..............12

Book of Love ...............................................................18

Book of the Dumb .......................................................18

Canada, Eh ...................................................................3

Cat Lover’s Companion ...............................................17

Certified Organic Bathroom Reader .............................16

Christmas Collection ...................................................17

Colossal Collection of “Quotable” Quotes ....................18

Creature Feature Bathroom Reader for Kids Only! .........6

Crosswords ...................................................................4

Curiously Compelling Bathroom Reader ........................9

Did You Know…? Bathroom Reader for Kids Only! .....12

Dog Lover’s Companion ..............................................17

Electrifying Bathroom Reader for Kids Only! ................13

Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader ........................7

Extraordinary Book of Facts and Bizarre Information ...16

Facts to Annoy Your Teacher for Kids Only! .................12

Fast-Acting Long-Lasting Bathroom Reader .................9

For Kids Only! ..............................................................13

Genius Sudoku Challenge .............................................5

Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader....................10

Gigantic Bathroom Reader ..........................................18

Golden Plunger Awards ...............................................17

Great Big .....................................................................10

Great Lives ..................................................................15

History .........................................................................15

History Again ...............................................................15

Hollywood ...................................................................14

Horse Lover’s Companion ...........................................17

Instant Genius .........................................................8, 17

Instant Genius: Smart Mouths .......................................8

Jingle Bell Christmas ...................................................17

Journal ........................................................................18

Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader ...............................10

Michigan......................................................................14

Minnesota ...................................................................14

Mom’s Bathtub Reader ...............................................18

Monumental Bathroom Reader ..................................18

Music ..........................................................................14

National Parks .............................................................14

New Jersey .................................................................14

Ohio ............................................................................15

Pennsylvania ...............................................................15

Pop Culture Puzzle-pedia ............................................11

Puzzle Book #1 ...........................................................11

Puzzle Book #2 ...........................................................11

Puzzle Book #3 ...........................................................11

Puzzle Book #4 ...........................................................11

Quintessential Collection of Notable Quotables ...........18

Salutes the Armed Forces ...........................................16

Shoots and Scores ......................................................16

Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader ................................9

Sports Spectacular ......................................................16

Strange & Scary Bathroom Reader for Kids Only! ........13

Sudoku Challenge .......................................................11

Supremely Satisfying Bathroom Reader ........................9

Takes a Swing at Baseball ...........................................16

Tales to Inspire ............................................................18

Tees Off on Golf ...........................................................16

Texas ...........................................................................15

Top Secret Bathroom Reader for Kids Only! ................13

Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader ...........9

Ultimate Bathroom Reader ..........................................10

Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz ......................................17

Under the Slimy Sea for Kids Only! ..............................13

Universe ......................................................................15

Unsinkable Bathroom Reader ........................................9

Unstoppable Bathroom Reader .....................................9

Wild & Woolly Bathroom Reader for Kids Only! ............13

WISE UP! ....................................................................16

Wonderful World of Odd ..............................................16

Word Search ...............................................................11

World’s Gone Crazy .......................................................2

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