Synopses & Reviews
It's the most-frequented room in the house but how much do you really know about it? The Bathroom Companion is filled with interesting trivia from history, science, and pop culture, as well as toilet tales from around the world. You'll discover:
- What the first toothbrushes were made from.
- Who invented the modern flushing toilet.
- How much floss the average person uses in a year.
- The musical note most toilets flush on.
- How to say Where s the bathroom? in Swahili.
and more. In the tradition of Schott's Miscellany and the Uncle John series, this illustrated volume is essential reading for what the ancient Israelites called The House of Honor. And no honorable home should be without one
Synopsis
It’s the most used room in the house—but how much do you know about it? Here’s the first book about the bathroom written exclusively for the bathroom! Set it on the back of the tank and learn something new on every visit—amazing facts and figures from history, science, pop-culture, and more. Don’t let you time in the bathroom be a waste!
About the Author
James Buckley Jr. is a lifelong bathroom user who is partial to Ivory and Pert Plus. He is president of the Shoreline Publishing Group in Santa Barbara, California where he lives with his family in a house that has 1 3/4 bathrooms, both of which feature the toilet paper in the over-the-top style.