Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
All characters reduced
Uncle John's FACTASTIC Bathroom Reader - cover

Uncle John's FACTASTIC Bathroom Reader

Institute Bathroom Readers'

Publisher: Portable Press

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

The twenty-eighth edition in the bestselling bathroom-reading series is jam-packed with 512 pages of absorbing trivia material. Uncle John gets a Factastic facelift for the twenty-eighth all-new edition of this beloved book series. All of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader favorites are packed into these 512 glorious pages—from little-known history to the origins of everyday things—plus odd news, weird fads, quirky quotes, mind-bending science, head-scratching blunders, and all sorts of random oddities. Oh yeah, and thousands of incredible facts! Feel smarter (and a bit more dignified) as you settle into:  • Weird Body Parts of the Rich and Famous  • The Wild Man of Borneo  • Cryptic Movie Titles Explained  • “Pathological Generosity” and Other Real Medical Conditions  • How to Perform CPR on Your Dog  • When Postal Workers Go Rogue  • Start Your Own Country!  • Animals Under the Influence  • Welcome to No Mans Land  • The Mad Potter of Biloxi  • Saved From the Trash: The “Lost Leonardo”  • The Ten Longest Wars in History  • Stomach-churning Food-Safety Mistakes  • You Swallowed What?  • Incredible Stories of Survival  • The Case of the Stolen Bridge and Other Weird Crime Reports  • And much, much more
Available since: 11/01/2015.
Print length: 512 pages.

Other books that might interest you

  • Guide to Tom O'Bryan's The Autoimmune Fix by Instaread - cover

    Guide to Tom O'Bryan's The...

    Instaread

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Tom O’Bryan’s The Autoimmune Fix and NOT the original book. 
     
    Preview: 
     
    The Autoimmune Fix by functional medicine practitioner Tom O’Bryan is a practical guide for cleaning up one’s diet. O’Bryan argues that many of the foods Americans eat cause inflammation and illness… 
     
    Inside this companion to the book:Overview of the BookInsights from the BookImportant PeopleAuthor's Style and PerspectiveIntended Audience 
    About the Author: With Instaread, you can get the notes and insights from a book in 15 minutes or less. Visit our website at instaread.co.
    Show book
  • The Role of Parents in Education - How to Raise an Educated Child Using Highly Effective Parent Involvement Activities - cover

    The Role of Parents in Education...

    Frank Dixon

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Do You Want to Make Sure That Your Kids Get the Best Education They Can Possibly Get? 
    Then there are certain things you can do as a parent to ensure that happens…Can we really trust schools to set our kids up for the ultimate life? 
    Think about it for a moment… 
    What are the keys to a good life? 
    Good health, good relationships, a positive mindset, perseverance, hard work... you name them. 
    How many of those essential life skills are actually taught in schools? 
    Not many, if any at all. 
    Which means that it’s in our hands as parents to make sure that our kids actually get the education they need for a long, successful, happy and healthy life... 
    ...this book will show you exactly what you can do to give your kids the best education they could ever dream of. 
    In The Role of Parents in Education, you’ll discover... 
    ✓ What to Teach Your Child That They Aren’t Taught in School 
    ✓ How to Effectively Raise a Well-Educated Child 
    ✓ The Best Parenting Involvement Activities for Participating in Your Kids’ Education 
    ✓ The Enormous Benefits of Raising Properly Educated Children 
    and much more... 
    So, do you want the best education for your kids? And do you want to help them on the way there?Then Click The “Buy Now” Button Above Today to Immediately Start Improving Your Children's Future!
    Show book
  • The Magnificent Mischief of Tad Lincoln - cover

    The Magnificent Mischief of Tad...

    Raymond Arroyo

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Read by the author with an audiobook-exclusive Q&A! 
    From New York Times bestselling author and news anchor Raymond Arroyo comes a fun picture book biography of Tad Lincoln, his relationship with his father President Abraham Lincoln, and a story about a parent’s love for his son and the wisdom of a child. Full of humor, this romp through history will teach children about the power of curiosity, imagination, friendship, empathy, determination…and even a little mischief!  
    Tad Lincoln was forever getting into trouble. He bounced around the White House making mischief and annoying almost everyone but the president. Yet Tad was his father’s joy and comfort amidst a brutal war, a family tragedy, and the toll of holding the nation’s highest office. When Tad befriends a turkey meant to be holiday dinner, his plea for the pet to be spared teaches Abe a lesson about mercy. It also starts the tradition of the presidential turkey pardon, a tradition that presidents carry on to this day. 
    In The Magnificent Mischief of Tad Lincoln readers 4-8 will:learn about the larger-than-life personality of Tad Lincoln and his father President Abe Lincoln, highlighting the importance of familysee the impact of empathy and understanding towards othersbe inspired by Tad’s resilience and determination, as he overcomes challenges learning to read and dealing with a speech impedimentenjoy Tad’s mischievous and adventurous spirit, encouraging children to embrace their curiosity, explore new ideas, and make a difference in the lives of others by being themselves
    Show book
  • Summary - Homo Deus - Based On The Book By Yuval Noah Harari - cover

    Summary - Homo Deus - Based On...

    Library Of Stories

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    SUMMARY 
      
    HOMO DEUS 
    BASED ON THE BOOK BY YUVAL NOAH HARARI 
      
    SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: LIBRARY OF STORIES 
      
    CONTENT 
    The New Human Agenda 
    The Anthropocene 
    The Human Spark 
    The Storytellers 
    The Odd Couple 
    The Modern Covenant 
    The Humanist Revolution 
    The Time Bomb in the Laboratory 
    The Great Decoupling 
    General Analysis of the Book 
      
    ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
    Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow explores the future trajectory of humanity, focusing on the possibilities that lie ahead as we overcome traditional struggles like famine, disease, and war. Yuval Noah Harari examines how technological advancements, particularly in artificial intelligence and biotechnology, could lead humanity to seek immortality, happiness, and even god-like powers. The book delves into the philosophical, ethical, and societal implications of these potential developments, challenging readers to consider what it means to be human in an age where our very nature might be subject to radical transformation.
    Show book
  • Speech Matters - On Lying Morality and the Law - cover

    Speech Matters - On Lying...

    Seana Valentine Shiffrin

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    To understand one another as individuals and to fulfill the moral duties that require such understanding, we must communicate with each other. We must also maintain protected channels that render reliable communication possible, a demand that, Seana Shiffrin argues, yields a prohibition against lying and requires protection for free speech. This book makes a distinctive philosophical argument for the wrong of the lie and provides an original account of its difference from the wrong of deception.Drawing on legal as well as philosophical arguments, the book defends a series of notable claims—that you may not lie about everything to the "murderer at the door," that you have reasons to keep promises offered under duress, that lies are not protected by free speech, that police subvert their mission when they lie to suspects, and that scholars undermine their goals when they lie to research subjects.Many philosophers start to craft moral exceptions to demands for sincerity and fidelity when they confront wrongdoers, the pressures of non-ideal circumstances, or the achievement of morally substantial ends. But Shiffrin consistently resists this sort of exceptionalism, arguing that maintaining a strong basis for trust and reliable communication through practices of sincerity, fidelity, and respecting free speech is an essential aspect of ensuring the conditions for moral progress, including our rehabilitation of and moral reconciliation with wrongdoers.
    Show book
  • American Academic Cultures - A History of Higher Education - cover

    American Academic Cultures - A...

    Paul H. Mattingly

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    At a time when American higher education seems ever more to be reflecting on its purpose and potential, we are more inclined than ever to look to its history for context and inspiration. But that history only helps, Paul H. Mattingly argues, if it’s seen as something more than a linear progress through time. With American Academic Cultures, he offers a different type of history of American higher learning, showing how its current state is the product of different, varied generational cultures, each grounded in its own moment in time and driven by historically distinct values that generated specific problems and responses.   Mattingly sketches out seven broad generational cultures: evangelical, Jeffersonian, republican/nondenominational, industrially driven, progressively pragmatic, internationally minded, and the current corporate model. What we see through his close analysis of each of these cultures in their historical moments is that the politics of higher education, both inside and outside institutions, are ultimately driven by the dominant culture of the time. By looking at the history of higher education in this new way, Mattingly opens our eyes to our own moment, and the part its culture plays in generating its politics and promise.  
    Show book