The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction

Author: Northcutt, Wendy

Brand: PLUME

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Reprint

Features:

• Plume Books

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 336

Release Date: 25-10-2011

Part Number: 80770

Details: Product Description
The hilarious New York Times bestselling phenomenon and the perfect funny gift!The Darwin Awards are more than just a brand. They're a pop culture phenomenon. With six books and a website that draws in more than a million unique visitors every month, the Darwin Awards rivals
The Onion and
The Simpsons as one of the biggest humor franchises in the world.

Fully illustrated and featuring all-new tales of the marvelously macabre,
The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction chronicles the astonishing acts of individuals who have taken a swan dive into the shallow end of the gene pool. From attaching a five-horsepower engine to a barstool, to hammering a metal hook into an explosive device, to using a taser to treat a snake bite, these gloriously gruesome incidents prove that the countdown (to human extinction) is well under way. And we won't exit this mortal coil without one last laugh.
Review
“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
About the Author
A graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular biology, 
Wendy Northcutt began collecting the stories that make up the Darwin Awards in 1993. Her award-winning Web site www.DarwinAwards.com is one of the most popular humor pages on the Web. 
The Darwin Awards have been profiled in 
USA Today, 
The Wall Street Journal, 
Entertainment Weekly, and on NPR’s 
All Things Considered. Wendy is the author of the international bestsellers 
The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action, 
The Darwin Awards 2: Unnatural Selection, 
The Darwin Awards 3: Survival of the Fittest, 
The Darwin Awards 4: Intelligent Design, The Darwin Awards: Next Evolution, and 
The Darwin Awards: Countdown to Extinction.

EAN: 9780452297364

Package Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English