Great American Bathroom Book
- Great American Bathroom Book
"The Great American Bathroom Book" is the name of a three book series - Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, published in 1992, 1993 and 1994, respectively. The books were published by Compact Classics, a small US publishing house.
The vast majority of the books is devoted to short two page summaries of classic literature - allowing one to finish the topic at hand in one 'sitting'. It achieved great popularity as bathroom reading material relatively quickly, with all books combined reportedly selling three million copies.Fact|date=February 2007
The books are currently out of print, but Vol. 1 has been reprinted under a new title - Passing Time in the Loo.
Vol. 1
Published by Compact Classics in June 1992.
ISBN 1-880184-04-4
Contents include:
* Summaries of classic literature;
* Biographies
* Business & Leadership
* Word Power
* Sports Summaries - How Games are Played
* Trivia
Vol. 2
Published by Compact Classics in November 1993.
ISBN 1-880184-10-9
Vol. 3
Published by Compact Classics in November 1994.
ISBN 1-880184-26-5
ee also
*"Passing Time in the Loo"
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