The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction

By Wendy Northcutt

Book Overview

The human race's most "devastatingly" popular humor series returns... With five previous books and more than 1.5 million copies sold, The Darwin Awards is a pop culture phenomenon. Honoring those who improve the species by accidentally removing themselves from it, The Darwin Awards countdown (to human extinction) is well under way-and we won't exit this mortal coil without one last laugh. In The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction , readers will find all-new stories chronicling humans who step onto the lowest rung on the evolutionary ladder, including: ? Nine no's with power tools ? Eight ways to incinerate yourself ? Seven safety warnings you should not ignore ? Six romance tips for "safe" sex... Featuring illustrations and brilliant science-of-evolution essays, this latest volume of The Darwin Awards enumerates just how uncommon common sense still is.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525951911
• ISBN13: 9780525951919
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher