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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100452285720

ISBN-139780452285729

eBay Product ID (ePID)30786992

Product Key Features

Book TitleDarwin Awards III : Survival of the Fittest

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

TopicForm / Anecdotes & Quotations, Form / Essays

GenreHumor

AuthorWendy Northcutt

Book SeriesDarwin Awards Ser.

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.4 Oz

Item Length7.2 in

Item Width5.2 in

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ReviewsDelightfully funny…If you are not yet aware of The Darwin Awards, you should probably be pitched out of the breeding population…A delicious sermon in support of common sense. (The Baltimore Sun) The Darwin Awardsis a riot to read. (SF Weekly) A warning to all dimwits. (Salon.com), "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, Delightfully funny&If you are not yet aware of The Darwin Awards , you should probably be pitched out of the breeding population&A delicious sermon in support of common sense. ( The Baltimore Sun ) The Darwin Awards is a riot to read. ( SF Weekly ) A warning to all dimwits. (Salon.com)

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal081

SynopsisThe hilarious New York Times bestselling phenomenon and the perfect funny gift! Honoring those who improve our gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves fromit, The Darwin Awards III includes more than one hundred brand new, hilariously macabre mishaps and misadventures. From a sheriff who inadvertently shot himself twice , to the insurance defrauder who amputated his leg with a chainsaw; from a farmer who avoided bee stings by sealing his head in a plastic bag to the man crushed by the branch he just trimmed, The Darwin Awards III proves again that when it comes to stupidity, no species does it like we do. Featuring scientific and safety discussions and filled with illustrations depicting inspiring examples of evolution in action, The Darwin Awards III shows once more how uncommon common sense still is., The hilarious New York Times bestselling phenomenon and the perfect funny gift Honoring those who improve our gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves fromit, The Darwin Awards III includes more than one hundred brand new, hilariously macabre mishaps and misadventures. From a sheriff who inadvertently shot himself twice , to the insurance defrauder who amputated his leg with a chainsaw; from a farmer who avoided bee stings by sealing his head in a plastic bag to the man crushed by the branch he just trimmed, The Darwin Awards III proves again that when it comes to stupidity, no species does it like we do. Featuring scientific and safety discussions and filled with illustrations depicting inspiring examples of evolution in action, The Darwin Awards III shows once more how uncommon common sense still is.