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The hilariousNew York Timesbestselling phenomenon more than 1.5 million copies sold!
The Darwin Awardsshares the stories of those human beings who improve the gene pool by removing themselves from it in a sublimely idiotic fashion.
Marvel at the thief who tries to steal live electrical wires. Gape at the lawnchair jockey who floats to a height of 16,000 feet suspended by helium balloons. And learn from the man who peers into a gasoline can using a cigarette lighter. All contend for Darwin Awards when their choices culminate in magnificent misadventures.
These tales of trial and awe-inspiring error-verified by the author and endorsed by website readers-illustrate the ongoing saga of survival of the fittest in all its selective glory. The Darwin Awards vividly portrays the finest examples of evolution in action, and shows us just how uncommon common sense can be."
The Darwin Awardsshares the stories of those human beings who improve the gene pool by removing themselves from it in a sublimely idiotic fashion.
Marvel at the thief who tries to steal live electrical wires. Gape at the lawnchair jockey who floats to a height of 16,000 feet suspended by helium balloons. And learn from the man who peers into a gasoline can using a cigarette lighter. All contend for Darwin Awards when their choices culminate in magnificent misadventures.
These tales of trial and awe-inspiring error-verified by the author and endorsed by website readers-illustrate the ongoing saga of survival of the fittest in all its selective glory. The Darwin Awards vividly portrays the finest examples of evolution in action, and shows us just how uncommon common sense can be."
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''The Darwin Awards is a riot to read. Deeply entertaining.'' San Francisco Weekly
'The Darwin Awards is a riot to read. Deeply entertaining.' San Francisco Weekly
About the Author:
'The Darwin Awards is a riot to read. Deeply entertaining.' San Francisco Weekly
The Darwin Awardsis a riot to read. Deeply entertaining. San Francisco Weekly
"Delightfully funny, The Darwin Awards, taken together, constitute a delicious sermon in support of common sense." The Baltimore Sun
Wendy Northcutt is the bestselling author of The Darwin Awards. She majored in Molecular Biology at UC Berkeley, and worked in biological research. She manages the Darwin Awards website in her spare time and now works as an internet consultant.
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- PublisherOrion
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0752838725
- ISBN 13 9780752838724
- BindingPaperback
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