The Darwin Awards

by Northcutt, Wendy

• ISBN13: 9780762425624
• ISBN10: 0762425628
• Edition: Miniature
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-28
• Publisher: Running Pr Book Pub

Summary

This hilarious mini collection from the best-selling Darwin Awards celebratesome awe-inspiring criminal errors, vividly portraying the finest examples ofvolution in action Named in honour of Charles Darwin, the father ofvolution, The Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool byemoving themselves from it. With sales of over one million copies worldwidet is a publishing phenomenon which now takes its next logical evolutionarytep with our new miniature editions. When it comes to criminals, Darwinades in the shallow end of the gene pool. Witness the astonishing idiocy ofhe absent-minded terrorist who opens a letter-bomb returned for insufficientostage, or the thief who steals electrical wire without turning off theurrent, or the man who saws off his own leg to collect insurance. Thisollection of cautionary tales proves that crime does pay - a geneticividend!

Author Biography

Wendy Northcutt started collecting the stories that make up the Darwin Awards in 1993, and founded www.DarwinAwards.com soon thereafter. She has been profiled in Salon magazine, and now divides her time between managing the website and working as an internet consultant. Her award-winning website is one of the most popular humor sites on the web today, with over 400,000 visitors a month and growing. It has received acclaim from USA Today, the BBC, and Yahoo!, and was chosen as a Cool Site of the Year 2000.