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The Little Book of the 1960s is a look back at the swinging decade from someone who was there, in mind, body, and spirit. But this is nostalgia with a difference. This is nostalgia based on quirky facts and fascinating data, with a discerning eye on the bizarre, the frivolous, and the funny. It is...

This book is your ultimate resource for Donald Trump. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Donald Trump 's whole picture right away. Get countless...

Join paranormal expert and storyteller extraordinaire Hans Holzer as he tracks the ghosts of Americans who made history, including national heroes, Hollywood stars, and famous and infamous figures who made headlines In this groundbreaking book, Hans Holzer tracks down the most famous and infamous...

Did you know the Sumerians were the first to brew beer, and all the brewers were women? Or that the zip in zip code stands for zoning improvement plan? Did you know that your big toes have two bones each, while all the rest have three? Or that the first fruit eaten on the moon was a peach? The Useless...

From the Mall of America to the world’s only two-story outhouse, we’ve got Minnesota covered like never before! What’s not to love about the state that gave us the Pillsbury Doughboy? Oh, and Judy Garland, Bob Dylan, and Prince, too! Minnesota is a state with a rich history and a proud...

Uncle John Plunges into Canada . . . in color! Uncle John and the folks at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute love all things Canadian and figure that just because we weren’t lucky enough to be born in the Great White North doesn’t mean we can’t devote an entire Bathroom Reader to the...

The ultimate guide to Michigan, all the way from Yooper territory (Upper Peninsula) down to Loper land (Lower Peninsula). What do Yoopers and Trolls have in common? Not much to hear them tell it, but both types of Michigander appreciate great bathroom reading. And they’re proud to call Michigan...

" Thrilling, amusing and mind-bending quizzes for hockey fans of all ages. "

It's easy to be a Monday-morning quarterback, but the true football fan has the answers all week long. Doug Lennox, the all-pro of Q&A, leads the drive as he tells us why a touchdown is worth six points, who first decided to pick up the ball and throw it, and how a children's toy changed the sport's...

What was the P-51 named before becoming the Mustang? Which was the first Major League baseball team to buy their own aircraft? Who was the first woman helicopter pilot? What was the Constellation named before becoming the Connie? What U.S. bomber crashed into NY’s Empire State Building in 1945?...

This book is your ultimate Rubik's Cube resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Rubik's Cube's whole picture right away. Get countless Rubik's...

It’s refreshing that this book does not simply look to advances in technology and artificial intelligence as the cause or the future of the Great Legal Reformation. Through in-depth case studies and vignettes, Mitch Kowalski takes us on a tour to meet some of the trailblazers breaking the legal...

This book is your ultimate Dhirubhai Ambani resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Dhirubhai Ambani's whole picture right away. Get countless...

It's here! The 23rd annual edition in the popular Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series. The big brains at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute have come up with 544 all-new pages full of incredible facts, hilarious articles, and a whole bunch of other ways to, er, pass the time. With topics ranging...