The Darwin Awards III: Even More True Stories of How Dumb Humans Have Met Their Maker

The Darwin Awards III: Even More True Stories of How Dumb Humans Have Met Their Maker

by WendyNorthcutt (Author)

Synopsis

Just when you thought it was safe to leave the house, there comes a brand new book to remind you that dangerous idiots still lurk everywhere. THE DARWIN AWARDS is the bestselling humour series that honours those people who improve the human gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves from it in sublimely idiotic ways. Meet the sheriff who inadvertently shot himself TWICE. Pay homage to the artist who strung a "shell" necklace of live ammunition. Salute the parachute instructor who forgot to strap on his own parachute when he jumped out of the plane. And marvel at the man who put his ear against the rail tracks to listen for the arrival of a train scheduled to stop at his station and was killed by an incoming express train. With over 100 brand-new awards winners, honourable mentions and urban legends, this new collection of magnificent misadventures and macabre mishaps is the must-have humour title for the holiday season and beyond.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 16 Oct 2003

ISBN 10: 0752860410
ISBN 13: 9780752860411
Book Overview: THE DARWIN AWARDS & THE DARWIN AWARDS II were both SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers Over 400,000 copies of THE DARWIN AWARDS sold to the trade to date DARWIN AWARDS website has over 500,000 hits a month, making it one of the most frequently visited and well-known sites 50,000 subscriber newsletter A sure-fire bestseller for Christmas and beyond

Author Bio
Wendy Northcutt is a graduate of UC Berkeley, with a degree in molecular biology. She started collecting the stories that make up the Darwin Awards in 1993, and founded her award-winning website www.DarwinAwards.com shortly after. She is the author of the bestselling Darwin Awards and Darwin Awards II. She manages the Darwin Awards web site in her spare time and now works as an internet consultant.