Uncle Johns Facts To Go Playtime

Download or read book Uncle John's Facts to Go Playtime! written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A loving look at toys and games—and the people who make and play them—from the past and present. Albert Einstein once said, “Play is the highest form of research.” Uncle John adds: “And it’s really fun!” And so is this e-book, which includes several classic articles from the Bathroom Reader archives along with a few all-new entries (including an inside look at the Angry Birds phenomenon). So whether you prefer a pair of dice, a deck of cards, a yo-yo, a game controller, or a doll (er…action figure), you’ll find lots to keep you happily occupied in Playtime! Read about… • Classic kids’ games from yesteryear • The cops who went Wii on the local news • People who get to play with Legos for a living • Boong-ga Boong-ga, and other odd Japanese video games • The little-known (and ironic) story of Monopoly • The origins of dice, Uno, bobbleheads, and Scrabble • The dark secret behind Amazing Sea-Monkeys • The fall of Atari and the rise of Nintendo • How to talk like a poker player And much, much more!

Download or read book Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: WISE UP! written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this volume filled with thousands of bizarrely fascinating facts, we’re on a roll! Is there any other single book in the universe with this many awesome tidbits of bite-sized information? Nope. And that’s a fact! At nearly 400 pages (with a handy index for your fact-seeking convenience), Wise Up! is a must-have for anyone who likes their information on the go. It’s organized into hundreds of topics—everything from sports and entertainment to word origins and science. Here are but a few of the facts awaiting you: * More women than men talk to their cars. * The melody for Nat King Cole’s 1954 hit “Smile” was composed by Charlie Chaplin. * Acid rain was first identified and named in 1852. * What is your buccal cavity? Your mouth. * There are no skunks in Newfoundland. * The average Super Bowl party has 18 people. * When dropped in water, a fresh egg will sink; a stale one won’t. * The average newborn baby spends 113 minutes a day crying. * Pepper was so valuable during Elizabethan times that it was sold by the grain. * Fossilized termite farts have been preserved in amber. And thousands more!

Download or read book Uncle John's Canoramic Bathroom Reader written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-seventh Bathroom Reader in the beloved, bizarre trivia series with more than fifteen million copies in print! At a whopping 544 pages, Uncle John’s Canoramic Bathroom Reader is overflowing with everything that Bathroom Readers’ Institute fans have come to expect from this bestselling trivia series: fascinating history, silly science, obscure origins . . . plus fads, blunders, wordplay, quotes, and a few surprises (such as some of the “creative” methods people have used to pay off their alimony). And yes, Uncle John’s latest masterpiece is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your can! So hang on tight as you read about . . . • Hairy superstitions • Animals who act like people • The Mother of the Father of our Country • Really BIG Things • Eugene Vidocq—the world’s first private eye • Bill Gates and his “Toilet Challenge” • Unclassified: The story of the Freedom of Information Act • How to behave like a gentleman . . . 16th century style • Great Gushers: The world’s most incredible oil strikes • Who’s the Suzette in Crepe Suzette? • Happy Sewerage Day! And much, much more!

Download or read book Uncle John's FACTASTIC Bathroom Reader written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Download or read book Uncle John's Ultimate Bathroom Reader written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncle John’s all-new 8th edition is packed with everything that Bathroom Reader fans have come to expect from this stellar series—short, medium, and long articles covering a whole host of topics—everything from dumb crooks to funny quotes to forgotten history. Read about… * Ice cream origins * Olympic cheaters * Celebrity mummies * The first Thanksgiving * Groucho’s wit and wisdom * Weird tales of the Ouija board * The creation of Frankenstein’s monster * “Earring Magic Ken” and other weird dolls And much, much more!

Download or read book Lesbians in Academia written by Beth Mintz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can being closeted or out affect the personal and professional life of a lesbian in academia? This volume, a collection of over thirty personal narratives, explores what it's like to be a lesbian working in a college or university setting. Along with the stories are in-depth analyses of the narratives by other academics. Issues such as race, class and age and how these factors distinguish each individual's place in the academy are examined. The contributors have written from a wide range of experiences--different degrees of outness, various academic disciplines, many geographic locations, and several types of academic settings.

Download or read book Bedtime Bonnet written by Nancy Redd and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This joyous and loving celebration of family is the first-ever picture book to highlight Black nighttime hair traditions--and is perfect for every little girl who knows what it's like to lose her bonnet just before bedtime. In my family, when the sun goes down, our hair goes up! My brother slips a durag over his locs. Sis swirls her hair in a wrap around her head. Daddy covers his black waves with a cap. Mama gathers her corkscrew curls in a scarf. I always wear a bonnet over my braids, but tonight I can't find it anywhere! Bedtime Bonnet gives readers a heartwarming peek into quintessential Black nighttime hair traditions and celebrates the love between all the members of this close-knit, multi-generational family. Perfect for readers of Hair Love and Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut!