The Darwin Awards next evolution : chlorinating the gene pool

by Wendy Northcutt

Paper Book, 2008

Status

Available

Call number

081

Publication

New York : Dutton, 2008.

Description

Nonfiction. Humor (Nonfiction.) HTML: The Darwin Awards 5: Next Evolution commemorates those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it, showing us just how uncommon common sense can be! Meet the absentminded terrorist who opens a mail bomb returned to him for insufficient postage. Marvel at the thief who steals electrical wires before shutting off the current. Gape at the would-be pilot who flies his lawn chair suspended from helium balloons into air-traffic lanes. These tales of trial and awe-inspiring error illustrate the ongoing saga of survival of the fittest in all its selective glory! The author has appeared in USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, The (NY) Daily News, Boston Herald, Publisher Weekly, BookPage and CNN.com..

User reviews

LibraryThing member irunsjh
A lite easy read. I would recommend this book as a space filler. It was interesting to read how stupid people can be, but overall it did not keep me glued to the pages.

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Physical description

xxi, 291 p.; 19 cm

ISBN

9780525950851
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