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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100452283442
ISBN-139780452283442
eBay Product ID (ePID)2264668
Product Key Features
Book TitleDarwin Awards : Evolution in Action
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicLife Sciences / Evolution, General, Curiosities & Wonders, Form / Essays
GenreReference, Social Science, Science, Humor
AuthorWendy Northcutt
Book SeriesDarwin Awards Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"The Darwin Awards is 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
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal081
SynopsisThe hilarious New York Times bestselling phenomenon and the perfect funny gift The Darwin Awards shares 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 hilarious New York Times bestselling phenomenon and the perfect funny gift! The Darwin Awards shares 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.