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King Tut was buried with 145 pairs of loincloth underwear; the average newborn baby spends 113 minutes a day crying; Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young stole a truck to get to Woodstock in time to perform; players on the Chicago White Sox haven't worn white socks since 1948; garlic and onions are both members of the lily family. These are but a few of the fascinating tidbits in this follow-up to the best-selling "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts." Handily organized into hundreds of topics from sports and entertainment to word origins and science, the book is equally useful for short stays or extended visits.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Get this book and enjoy
8 April 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I like almost all of the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader books and this one is no exception. Packed from cover to cover with bite-sized tidbits of information this is one of those books that you can pick up and spend one or two minutes or a couple of hours enjoying, then lay it down for awhile without losing the story. If you read the Uncle John's books then you are familiar with the "footers" on each page. This book is a collection of this kind of information and may, in fact, be a compilation. It is a fun read.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Recycled Uncle John's Material!
2 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
One of the regular features of the UNCLE JOHN'S BATHROOM READERS series is the "running feet" facts that are included at the bottom of the page. WISE UP is a collection of all those facts culled from previous BATHROOM READERS and subject volumes such as GOLDEN PLUNGER, HISTORY, etc. Loosely arranged under broad categories, this recycled material has been supplemented with a limited amount of new facts to produce WISE UP.
This is the 2nd edition of WISE UP published. It tops off at 402 pages. Of that total, 352 pages consist of recycled material. The facts are organized under headings like American Heritage, Grub & Grog, Battle Stations, Hooray for Canada, On the Move, Rich & Famous, Global News, Entertainment, Family Ties, American History, Holiday Cheer, Oddballs, The Seasons, Notable Numbers, Geek Speak and so on. Each category is further divided into sub-sections. The Science & Weather section, for example, is divided into Science, Scientific Numbers, Scientific Streets, For What Ails You, It's Elemental, Under the Weather, X-treme Weather, Doctor! Doctor!, Twister! and Natural Disasters.
Depending how devoted a reader of BATHROOM READERS you are, you may find WISE UP a great treat or a bit of a rip-off. I enjoyed it but $17.95 seems a bit much for mostly repackaged material. Your call, folks!
This is the 2nd edition of WISE UP published. It tops off at 402 pages. Of that total, 352 pages consist of recycled material. The facts are organized under headings like American Heritage, Grub & Grog, Battle Stations, Hooray for Canada, On the Move, Rich & Famous, Global News, Entertainment, Family Ties, American History, Holiday Cheer, Oddballs, The Seasons, Notable Numbers, Geek Speak and so on. Each category is further divided into sub-sections. The Science & Weather section, for example, is divided into Science, Scientific Numbers, Scientific Streets, For What Ails You, It's Elemental, Under the Weather, X-treme Weather, Doctor! Doctor!, Twister! and Natural Disasters.
Depending how devoted a reader of BATHROOM READERS you are, you may find WISE UP a great treat or a bit of a rip-off. I enjoyed it but $17.95 seems a bit much for mostly repackaged material. Your call, folks!
Meh...not as good as I was hoping
4 April 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love trivia and those little bits of information that seem to pop into your brain at random times to make a dinner party more interesting! As such, I was hoping more more of the same when I purchased my unknownth book from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.
The stories are shorter in this one, and there are more that require you to turn to four or five sections down farther in the pages to reach the eventual conclusion of the story. I, for one, am not a big fan of that. There was a bit of recycling from other prior Uncle John's Readers in the book, which for me made it harder to stay focused and keep reading well into the wee hours of the night. It may possibly be just me, but I felt this book was a bit of a throw away. Many of the stories/legends/trivia bits didn't have the same flourish to them. Often they were dry and poorly worded whereas they should have been at least snicker worthy. In the past while I would read these books I often shared parts with my husband, knowing he would find them as interesting or amusing I as had. There were very, very few opportunities within this book.
Go ahead and borrow this one from a friend or a local library. While it does have a couple of bright spots, there aren't enough to allow this book to take of valuable real estate on your book shelf.
The stories are shorter in this one, and there are more that require you to turn to four or five sections down farther in the pages to reach the eventual conclusion of the story. I, for one, am not a big fan of that. There was a bit of recycling from other prior Uncle John's Readers in the book, which for me made it harder to stay focused and keep reading well into the wee hours of the night. It may possibly be just me, but I felt this book was a bit of a throw away. Many of the stories/legends/trivia bits didn't have the same flourish to them. Often they were dry and poorly worded whereas they should have been at least snicker worthy. In the past while I would read these books I often shared parts with my husband, knowing he would find them as interesting or amusing I as had. There were very, very few opportunities within this book.
Go ahead and borrow this one from a friend or a local library. While it does have a couple of bright spots, there aren't enough to allow this book to take of valuable real estate on your book shelf.
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