The Bathroom Readers’ Institute Offers Holiday Gift Ideas For Those Hard To Shop For Bathroom Users On Your List With Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers.

Ashland, Oregon – November 29, 2007 – Bathroom Readers’ Institute and Portable Press offer just the ticket for those who plan on using the bathroom this holiday season, with Uncle John’s Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader, Uncle John’s Under the Slimy Sea Bathroom Reader for Kids Only, and Uncle John’s Presents The Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz.

Chances are that one or more of your readers have a loved one on their holiday gift list that goes to the bathroom and recent studies show that folks who use the bathroom are often difficult to shop for. With this in mind, the Bathroom Readers’ Institute has come to the rescue with the perfect, totally absorbing, last minute gift ideas that will please and occupy any loo visitor, old or young, with endless hours of entertaining potty fun including:

"Uncle John’s Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader"
Proving some things do get better with age, Uncle John’s Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader is flush with 600 pages of all-new material. The new edition is chock-full of all-time reader favorite subjects and chapters, such as fascinating origins of everyday things, forgotten history, dumb crooks, strange lawsuits, and more. Join Uncle John and the BRI in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of one of the longest-running, most popular humor collections in publishing history with its newest quirky collection of the most fascinating facts, the funniest stories, the greatest quotations, the most obscure trivia, and more.

This edition marks the 20th year that Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader has been a family favorite, and it’s sure to be an instant classic. Uncle John’s Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader is available wherever fine books are sold at the publisher’s suggested retail price of $18.95.

"Uncle John’s Under the Slimy Sea Bathroom Reader for Kids Only!"
Uncle John’s Under the Slimy Sea Bathroom Reader for Kids Only! has everything a landlubber could want including nautical jokes, puzzles, quizzes, and bizarre tales of the sea that report on shipwrecks and sunken treasure, mermaids, shark attacks, sea serpents, and thermal vents—all presented in easy to entertaining and engaging format that can be enjoyed by even the youngest bathroom readers. With more than 100 photos and illustrations, kids will want to plumb the murky depths with Uncle John and the Bathroom Reader staff.

Published in direct response to the overwhelming number of requests from parents, teachers, and Kids asking for yet another Bathroom Reader exclusively for kids, Uncle John’s Under the Slimy Sea Bathroom Reader For Kids Only! offers an amazing nautical adventure that is guaranteed to entertain youngsters for hours on end, and is available wherever fine books are sold at the publisher’s suggested retail price of $8.95.

"Uncle John’s Presents The Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz"
If you consider yourself a trivia expert, Uncle John has created the perfect book for you. Who knows more about trivia than the folks at the Bathroom Reader? With more than 400 pages of fascinating facts arranged in a fun quiz format, Uncle John’s Presents The Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz is an entertaining brain-strain for even the most astute trivia experts!

Uncle John’s Presents The Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz is available wherever fine books are sold at the publisher’s suggested retail price of $16.95.

According to Uncle John himself, “More and more people are finding that more and more people on their holiday gift lists have used the bathroom in the recent past and are planning on doing so again during the holiday season and even throughout the New Year. If you are looking for a present that is flush with extra strength, two-ply “info” tainment, the latest titles, look no further as this year we rolled out, Uncle John’s Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader, Uncle John’s Under the Slimy Sea Bathroom Reader For Kids Only, and Uncle John’s Presents The Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz, which offer the perfect solutions to the pungently perplexing annual holiday shopping dilemma.”

Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series is one of the longest-running, most popular humor collections in the publishing industry. With more than 7 million copies in print, Uncle John taps into a vast resource of hidden readers – the 66 percent who admit to reading in the bathroom. That’s why Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers have been a must-order for book and gift stores worldwide for two decades. For more information about the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series visit www.bathroomreader.com.