Two-page summaries of all-time great books.

This 606-page bestselling compendium of knowledge provides bite-size excerpts of noted readings in classic and modern literature, history, personal effectiveness, and the best in business and leadership - plus massive sections of "Quotes and Anecdotes," "Word Power," "Trivia to Learn By" and "Expanding Knowledge." As a crash course in fine literature, it's perfect for the person who has it all but doesn't yet know it all. Just right for leisure reading while otherwise occupied in the 'smallest room in the house.' Passing Time in the Loo is both an upscale accent piece for any home and a unique and popular gift item - one that just so happens to be a book. Its comprehensive, easy-to-read two-page summaries of the world's great works offer a way for readers and "non-readers" alike to broaden their literary horizons and quickly become acquainted with interesting ideas and books. In a nutshell, Loo is simply illoominating!

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! The cozy comedy of Joe Pera meets the darkly playful illustrations of Joe Bennett in A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape, a funny, warm, and sincere guide to regaining calm and confidence when you're hiding in the bathroom. “Nothing says ‘class’ to your dinner guests more than a Joe Pera book next to the can.” —Seth Meyers Joe Pera goes to the bathroom a lot. And his friend, Joe Bennett, does too. They both have small bladders but more often it’s just to get a moment of quiet, a break from work, or because it’s the only way they know how to politely end conversations. So they created a functional meditative guide to help people who suffer from social anxiety and deal with it in this very particular way. Although, it’s a comedic book, the goal is to help these readers: 1. Relax 2. Recharge 3. Rejoin the world outside of the bathroom It’s also fun entertainment for people simply hiding in the bathroom to avoid doing work. A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape will be waiting in the bathroom like a beacon for anxious readers looking to feel calm, confident, and less alone. “Nothing says ‘class’ to your dinner guests more than a Joe Pera book next to the can.” —Seth Meyers “A beautiful and funny book about something I have done all my life. Thank you, Mr. Joseph Pera.” —Aidy Bryant At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

It's time to "go with the flow" once again with the second smash Bathroom Reader. This new compendium of stories, anecdotes, rumors, proverbs, and other bathroom reading is divided into Short, Medium and Long, enabling each reader to choose the amount of time he wishes to remain on the throne.

When 'Passing Time in the Loo - volume 1' has sold nearly a quarter of a million copies...why wouldn't we expand your horizons by releasing Volume 2? More - for the person who has it all, but doesn't (yet) know it all! The perfect gift - it looks smashing too. If you liked Volume 1, you're going to love this volume even more! Nearly 600 pages of comprehensive two-page book summaries, topical overviews and other vital information... All in all, know this book, and you're destined to be appointed the office genius in no time.

Sit down and relax with Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader. This hardcover edition of the bathroom reading series will bowl you over. No more frantic searches at the last minute for that perfect magazine. No more agonizing choices between light reading and serious stuff. This biggest ever volume has combined two previous Bathroom Readers in their entirety, Uncle John's Great Big Bathroom Reader and Uncle John's Ultimate Bathroom Reader. It has more entertainment, humor, trivia, science, history, and pop culture than ever before. Among lots of other topics, you can read about: * Why the White House is White * Strange Medical Conditions * The History of the Bra * The Origin of the Miss America Pageant * Weird Tales of the Ouija Board * The Hair Museum * Why Thanksgiving is in November * Why Popcorn Pops * The Origin of Pop Tarts. Its all there in Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader!

WHAT A BOOK! Just think -- you are only minutes away from learning more about the Bible. This simple-to-read collection of factoids is the perfect solution to finding the time necessary to be better "Bible-informed." Short snippets of facts let you speed through the information in just minutes, while you learn pertinent and valuable biblical lessons. Fascinating trivia, inspirational quotes, definitions, and unique lists fill the pages of this book specially designed with you, the modern, busy reader, in mind. Discover God's wisdom while you breeze through this illuminating compilation of Bible truths. Chapters include: • Great People Talk About the Greatest Book • Was Jesus Really Born of a Virgin? • I Didn't Say It, God Did • Why So Many Translations? • The Da Vinci Error Bless your own heart. Share your new knowledge with friends. Be encouraged!

Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR and GQ Joining the ranks of the classics Please Kill Me, Our Band Could Be Your Life, and Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, an intriguing oral history of the post-9/11 decline of the old-guard music industry and rebirth of the New York rock scene, led by a group of iconoclastic rock bands. In the second half of the twentieth-century New York was the source of new sounds, including the Greenwich Village folk scene, punk and new wave, and hip-hop. But as the end of the millennium neared, cutting-edge bands began emerging from Seattle, Austin, and London, pushing New York further from the epicenter. The behemoth music industry, too, found itself in free fall, under siege from technology. Then 9/11/2001 plunged the country into a state of uncertainty and war—and a dozen New York City bands that had been honing their sound and style in relative obscurity suddenly became symbols of glamour for a young, web-savvy, forward-looking generation in need of an anthem. Meet Me in the Bathroom charts the transformation of the New York music scene in the first decade of the 2000s, the bands behind it—including The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol, and Vampire Weekend—and the cultural forces that shaped it, from the Internet to a booming real estate market that forced artists out of the Lower East Side to Williamsburg. Drawing on 200 original interviews with James Murphy, Julian Casablancas, Karen O, Ezra Koenig, and many others musicians, artists, journalists, bloggers, photographers, managers, music executives, groupies, models, movie stars, and DJs who lived through this explosive time, journalist Lizzy Goodman offers a fascinating portrait of a time and a place that gave birth to a new era in modern rock-and-roll.

Readers of this hilarious series have been laughing their pants off for 11 years and its success is continuing to grow. For two years these books have topped Raincoast's bestseller list - in North America, nearly 2 million people have discovered Uncle John's Bathroom Readers.A light-hearted, easy-to-read format makes this fascinating compendium of cultural lore accessible to all ages. This newest installment will keep fans entertained and on the edge of their seats, with consistently informative and funny chapters on music, monuments, history, science, oddities, quizzes, fads, gossip, pop culture, and much more. Some of this edition's knee-slappers include weird tourist traps, supermarket history, famous for being naked, dumb criminals, the history of the bra, and TV's most famoustoilets. For bathroom convenience, this clever book is organized by content and by length - short, medium, long, and extended. And one-line factoids of the strange and weird add an extra laugh to every page. Uncle John's Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader makes an excellent gift. No bathroom should be without one!