'Passing Time in the Loo' - new toilet reading

Makeover of a loo-hogging husband

"It's not a 'bathroom' honey; it's a loo ..." That's what you tell him the next time he snatches up his favorite magazine and retreats to his private sanctuary, the smallest room in the house. Author Steven Anderson says that in an effort to lend husbands a greater air of sophistication, their wives can discreetly place a copy of his book titled Passing Time in the Loo next to the commode.

Before hubby can think to ask where it came from, Anderson says, he will have soaked up a few of its witty and wise quotes and anecdotes and in short, he'll be both enthroned and enthralled. Passing time in the loo, Volume 1, (17.95 pounds Sterling/$29.99, Scarab Book.

"And when he finally emerges from his porcelain library, his mind crammed with facts and ideas -- fully flushed with literacy, if you will -- he'll immediately want to impress you with his newfound knowledge of books, of people, of business, of the world ... ," says best-selling author Anderson. "Yes, believe it or not, he may actually sit down and talk to you!"

Sitters and thinkers will be impressed by the edition's hardcover wrapped around a whopping 608 literacy-filled pages.

What's more, to further refine a family member or friend, a companion volume has just been released: Passing Time in the Loo -- Shakespeare -- dedicated to summing up the Bard's life and most noteworthy plays simply and concisely. Both titles come under the more urbane title A Touch of Classics, designed to rest on a nightstand, desk or bookshelf.

"With its array of non-stuffy, non-longwinded literary distillations," says Anderson, "your man can dip in and out of Loo at a whim, picking up easily-absorbed book-learning and snippets of knowledge without feeling as if he's drowning in information."

Anderson predicts that over time, as the transformation takes full effect, Loo may even find its way into your bedroom or be smuggled into his workplace.

"It's a loo, honey ..." For the person who has it all but doesn't yet know it all, it's a classical education at a fraction of the cost and time.

Passing Time in the Loo, 17.95 pounds/$29.99.

Source: Scarab Book Ltd.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2005 /PRNewswire/ --